#ifdef RCSID
static char RCSid[] =
"$Header: d:/cvsroot/tads/TADS2/EXECMD.C,v 1.5 1999/07/11 00:46:29 MJRoberts Exp $";
#endif

/* 
 *   Copyright (c) 1987, 1990 by Michael J. Roberts.  All Rights Reserved.
 *   
 *   Please see the accompanying license file, LICENSE.TXT, for information
 *   on using and copying this software.  
 */
/*
Name
  execmd     - TADS Interpreter Execute user Command
Function
  Executes a user command after it has been parsed
Notes
  TADS 2.0 version

  This module contains the implementation of the entire "turn" sequence,
  which is:

    preCommand(actor, verb, dobj-list, prep, iobj)
    verb.verbAction(actor, do, prep, io)
    actor.actorAction( verb, do, prep, io )
    actor.location.roomAction( actor, verb, do, prep, io )
    if ( io ) 
    {
      io.iobjCheck(actor, verb, dobj, prep)
      if (io does not define verIo<Verb> directly)
          io.iobjGen(actor, verb, dobj, prep)
      do.dobjCheck(actor, verb, iobj, prep)
      if (do does not define do<Verb> directly)
          do.dobjGen(actor, verb, iobj, prep)
      io.verIo<Verb>( actor, do )
      if ( noOutput )
      {
        do.verDo<Verb>( actor, io )
        if ( noOutput ) io.io<Verb>( actor, do )
      }
    }
    else if ( do )
    {
      do.dobjCheck(actor, verb, nil, nil)
      if (do does not define do<Verb> directly)
          do.dobjGen(actor, verb, nil, nil)
      do.verDo<Verb>( actor )
      if ( noOutput )do.do<Verb>( actor )
    }
    else
    {
      verb.action( actor )
    }
    postAction(actor, verb, dobj, prep, iobj, error_code)
    daemons
    fuses
    endCommand(actor, verb, dobj-list, prep, iobj, error_code)

  If an 'exit' or 'exitobj' is encountered, we skip straight to the
  daemons.  If an abort is encountered, we skip to endCommand.  If
  askio, or askdo is encountered, we skip everything remaining.  Under
  any of these exit scenarios, we return success to our caller.
  
  This module also contains code to set and remove fuses and daemons,
  since they are part of the player turn sequence.
Returns
  0 for success, other for failure.
Modified
  03/25/92 MJRoberts     - TADS 2.0
  08/13/91 MJRoberts     - add him/her support
  11/30/90 MJRoberts     - moved main execmd loop here from vocab, moved
                           fuses/daemon stuff to fuses.c
  04/23/90 MJRoberts     - clear alarms (notify's) in clrdaemons()
  07/07/89 MJRoberts     - add fuse/daemon context value
  06/28/89 MJRoberts     - default message if objects don't handle the verb
  11/06/88 MJRoberts     - provide error messages in setfuse, setdaemon, etc.
  11/06/88 MJRoberts     - be careful not to send doX message on ask?o
  11/05/88 MJRoberts     - save tpldef with "again"
  10/30/88 MJRoberts     - new "version 6" parser interface
  12/28/87 MJRoberts     - created
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include "os.h"
#include "err.h"
#include "voc.h"
#include "tio.h"
#include "mch.h"
#include "mcm.h"
#include "obj.h"
#include "prp.h"
#include "run.h"
#include "lst.h"
#include "bif.h"

/* allocate and initialize a fuse/daemon/notifier array */
void vocinialo(voccxdef *ctx, vocddef **what, int cnt)
{
    vocddef *p;
    
    *what = (vocddef *)mchalo(ctx->voccxerr,
                              (ushort)(cnt * sizeof(vocddef)), "vocinialo");

    /* set all object/function entries to MCMONINV to indicate not-in-use */
    for (p = *what ; cnt ; ++p, --cnt)
        p->vocdfn = MCMONINV;
}

/* internal service routine to clear one set of fuses/deamons/alerters */
static void vocdmn1clr(vocddef *dmn, uint cnt)
{
    for ( ; cnt ; --cnt, ++dmn) dmn->vocdfn = MCMONINV;
}

/* delete all fuses/daemons/alerters */
void vocdmnclr(voccxdef *ctx)
{
    vocdmn1clr(ctx->voccxfus, ctx->voccxfuc);
    vocdmn1clr(ctx->voccxdmn, ctx->voccxdmc);
    vocdmn1clr(ctx->voccxalm, ctx->voccxalc);
}

/* save undo information for a daemon/fuse/notifier */
static void vocdusav(voccxdef *ctx, vocddef *what)
{
    uchar     *p;
    objucxdef *uc = ctx->voccxundo;
    ushort     siz = sizeof(what) + sizeof(*what) + 1;
    
    /* if we don't need to save undo, quit now */
    if (uc == 0 || !objuok(uc))
        return;

    /* reserve space for our record */
    p = objures(uc, OBJUCLI, siz);
    
    /* set up our undo record */
    *p = VOC_UNDO_DAEMON;
    memcpy(p + 1, &what, (size_t)sizeof(what));
    memcpy(p + 1 + sizeof(what), what, (size_t)sizeof(*what));
    
    uc->objucxhead += siz;
}

/* apply undo information for a daemon/fuse/notifier */
void vocdundo(void *ctx0, uchar *data)
{
    voccxdef *ctx = (voccxdef *)ctx0;
    vocddef  *daemon;
    objnum    objn;
    ushort    siz;
    ushort    wrdsiz;
    uchar    *p;
    int       sccnt;
    objnum    sc;
    int       len1, len2;
    prpnum    prp;
    int       flags;
    uchar    *wrd;

    switch(*data)
    {
    case VOC_UNDO_DAEMON:
        memcpy(&daemon, data + 1, (size_t)sizeof(daemon));
        memcpy(daemon, data + 1 + sizeof(daemon), (size_t)sizeof(*daemon));
        break;

    case VOC_UNDO_NEWOBJ:
        /* get the object number */
        objn = osrp2(data + 1);

        /* delete the object's inheritance and vocabulary records */
        vocdel(ctx, objn);
        vocidel(ctx, objn);

        /* delete the object */
        mcmfre(ctx->voccxmem, (mcmon)objn);
        break;

    case VOC_UNDO_DELOBJ:
        /* get the object's number and size */
        objn = osrp2(data + 1);
        siz = osrp2(data + 3);
        wrdsiz = osrp2(data + 5);

        /* allocate the object with its original number */
        p = mcmalonum(ctx->voccxmem, siz, (mcmon)objn);

        /* copy the contents back to the object */
        memcpy(p, data + 7, (size_t)siz);

        /* get its superclass if it has one */
        sccnt = objnsc(p);
        if (sccnt) sc = osrp2(objsc(p));

        /* unlock the object, and create its inheritance records */
        mcmunlck(ctx->voccxmem, (mcmon)objn);
        vociadd(ctx, objn, MCMONINV, sccnt, &sc, VOCIFNEW | VOCIFVOC);

        /* restore the words as well */
        data += 7 + siz;
        while (wrdsiz)
        {
            /* get the lengths from the buffer */
            len1 = osrp2(data + 2);
            len2 = osrp2(data + 4);

            /* add the word */
            vocadd2(ctx, data[0], objn, data[1], data+6, len1,
                    data+6+len1, len2);
            
            /* remove this object from the word size */
            wrdsiz -= 6 + len1 + len2;
            data += 6 + len1 + len2;
        }
        break;

    case VOC_UNDO_ADDVOC:
    case VOC_UNDO_DELVOC:
        flags = *(data + 1);
        prp = *(data + 2);
        objn = osrp2(data + 3);
        wrd = data + 5;
        if (*data == VOC_UNDO_ADDVOC)
            vocdel1(ctx, objn, (char *)wrd, prp, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
        else
            vocadd(ctx, prp, objn, flags, (char *)wrd);
        break;

    case VOC_UNDO_SETME:
        ctx->voccxme = osrp2(data + 1);
        break;
    }
}

/* determine size of one of our client undo records */
ushort OS_LOADDS vocdusz(void *ctx0, uchar *data)
{
    VARUSED(ctx0);

    switch(*data)
    {
    case VOC_UNDO_DAEMON:
        /* it's the size of the structures, plus one for the header */
        return (ushort)((sizeof(vocddef *) + sizeof(vocddef)) + 1);

    case VOC_UNDO_NEWOBJ:
        /* 2 bytes for the objnum plus 1 for the header */
        return 2 + 1;

    case VOC_UNDO_DELOBJ:
        /*
         *   1 (header) + 2 (objnum) + 2 (size) + 2 (word size) + object
         *   data size + word size
         */
        return osrp2(data+3) + osrp2(data+5) + 1+2+2+2;

    case VOC_UNDO_ADDVOC:
    case VOC_UNDO_DELVOC:
        /* 1 (header) + 2 (objnum) + 1 (flags) + 1 (type) + word size */
        return osrp2(data + 5) + 5;

    default:
        return 0;
    }
}

/* save undo for object creation */
void vocdusave_newobj(voccxdef *ctx, objnum objn)
{
    objucxdef *uc = ctx->voccxundo;
    uchar     *p;

    p = objures(uc, OBJUCLI, 3);
    *p = VOC_UNDO_NEWOBJ;
    oswp2(p+1, objn);

    uc->objucxhead += 3;
}

/* save undo information for a change in the "Me" object */
void vocdusave_me(voccxdef *ctx, objnum old_me)
{
    uchar     *p;
    objucxdef *uc = ctx->voccxundo;

    /* if we don't need to save undo, there's nothing to do */
    if (uc == 0 || !objuok(uc))
        return;

    /* reserve space for our record */
    p = objures(uc, OBJUCLI, 3);
    *p = VOC_UNDO_SETME;
    oswp2(p+1, old_me);

    /* absorb the space */
    uc->objucxhead += 3;
}

/* callback context structure */
struct delobj_cb_ctx
{
    uchar *p;
};

/*
 *   Iteration callback to write vocabulary words for an object being
 *   deleted to an undo stream, so that they can be restored if the
 *   deletion is undone. 
 */
static void delobj_cb(void *ctx0, vocdef *voc, vocwdef *vocw)
{
    struct delobj_cb_ctx *ctx = (struct delobj_cb_ctx *)ctx0;
    uchar *p = ctx->p;
    
    /* write this object's header to the stream */
    p[0] = vocw->vocwtyp;
    p[1] = vocw->vocwflg;
    oswp2(p+2, voc->voclen);
    oswp2(p+4, voc->vocln2);

    /* write the words as well */
    memcpy(p+6, voc->voctxt, (size_t)(voc->voclen + voc->vocln2));

    /* advance the pointer */
    ctx->p += 6 + voc->voclen + voc->vocln2;
}

/* save undo for object deletion */
void vocdusave_delobj(voccxdef *ctx, objnum objn)
{
    objucxdef *uc = ctx->voccxundo;
    uchar     *p;
    uchar     *objp;
    uint       siz;
    int        wrdsiz;
    int        wrdcnt;
    struct delobj_cb_ctx fnctx;

    /* figure out how much we need to save */
    objp = mcmlck(ctx->voccxmem, (mcmon)objn);
    siz = objfree(objp);

    /* figure the word size */
    voc_count(ctx, objn, 0, &wrdcnt, &wrdsiz);

    /*
     *   we need to store an additional 6 bytes (2-length1, 2-length2,
     *   1-type, 1-flags) for each word 
     */
    wrdsiz += wrdcnt*6;

    /* set up the undo header */
    p = objures(uc, OBJUCLI, (ushort)(7 + siz + wrdsiz));
    *p = VOC_UNDO_DELOBJ;
    oswp2(p+1, objn);
    oswp2(p+3, siz);
    oswp2(p+5, wrdsiz);

    /* save the object's data */
    memcpy(p+7, objp, (size_t)siz);

    /* write the words */
    fnctx.p = p+7 + siz;
    voc_iterate(ctx, objn, delobj_cb, &fnctx);

    /* unlock the object and advance the undo pointer */
    mcmunlck(ctx->voccxmem, (mcmon)objn);
    uc->objucxhead += 7 + siz + wrdsiz;
}

/* save undo for word creation */
void vocdusave_addwrd(voccxdef *ctx, objnum objn, prpnum typ, int flags,
                      char *wrd)
{
    ushort     wrdsiz;
    uchar     *p;
    objucxdef *uc = ctx->voccxundo;

    /* figure out how much space we need, and reserve it */
    wrdsiz = osrp2(wrd);
    p = objures(uc, OBJUCLI, (ushort)(5 + wrdsiz));

    *p = VOC_UNDO_ADDVOC;
    *(p+1) = flags;
    *(p+2) = (uchar)typ;
    oswp2(p+3, objn);
    memcpy(p+5, wrd, (size_t)wrdsiz);

    uc->objucxhead += 5 + wrdsiz;
}

/* save undo for word deletion */
void vocdusave_delwrd(voccxdef *ctx, objnum objn, prpnum typ, int flags,
                      char *wrd)
{
    ushort     wrdsiz;
    uchar     *p;
    objucxdef *uc = ctx->voccxundo;

    /* figure out how much space we need, and reserve it */
    wrdsiz = osrp2(wrd);
    p = objures(uc, OBJUCLI, (ushort)(5 + wrdsiz));

    *p = VOC_UNDO_DELVOC;
    *(p+1) = flags;
    *(p+2) = (uchar)typ;
    oswp2(p+3, objn);
    memcpy(p+5, wrd, (size_t)wrdsiz);

    uc->objucxhead += 5 + wrdsiz;
}
                      


/* set a fuse/daemon/notifier */
void vocsetfd(voccxdef *ctx, vocddef *what, objnum func, prpnum prop,
              uint tm, runsdef *val, int err)
{
    int      slots;
    
    if (what == ctx->voccxdmn)
        slots = ctx->voccxdmc;
    else if (what == ctx->voccxalm)
        slots = ctx->voccxalc;
    else if (what == ctx->voccxfus)
        slots = ctx->voccxfuc;
    else
        errsig(ctx->voccxerr, ERR_BADSETF);
    
    /* find a free slot, and set up our fuse/daemon */
    for ( ; slots ; ++what, --slots)
    {
        if (what->vocdfn == MCMONINV)
        {
            /* save an undo record for this slot before changing */
            vocdusav(ctx, what);
            
            /* record the information */
            what->vocdfn = func;
            if (val != 0)
                OSCPYSTRUCT(what->vocdarg, *val);
            what->vocdprp = prop;
            what->vocdtim = tm;

            /* 
             *   the fuse/notifier/daemon is set - no need to look further
             *   for an open slot 
             */
            return;
        }
    }

    /* we didn't find an open slot - signal the appropriate error */
    errsig(ctx->voccxerr, err);
}

/* remove a fuse/daemon/notifier */
void vocremfd(voccxdef *ctx, vocddef *what, objnum func, prpnum prop,
              runsdef *val, int err)
{
    int      slots;
    
    if (what == ctx->voccxdmn) slots = ctx->voccxdmc;
    else if (what == ctx->voccxalm) slots = ctx->voccxalc;
    else if (what == ctx->voccxfus) slots = ctx->voccxfuc;
    else errsig(ctx->voccxerr, ERR_BADREMF);
    
    /* find the slot with this same fuse/daemon/notifier, and remove it */
    for ( ; slots ; ++what, --slots)
    {
        if (what->vocdfn == func
            && what->vocdprp == prop
            && (!val || (val->runstyp == what->vocdarg.runstyp
                         && !memcmp(&val->runsv, &what->vocdarg.runsv,
                                    (size_t)datsiz(val->runstyp,
                                                   &val->runsv)))))
        {
            /* save an undo record for this slot before changing */
            vocdusav(ctx, what);

            what->vocdfn = MCMONINV;
            return;
        }
    }

/*    errsig(ctx->voccxerr, err); <<<harmless - don't signal it>>> */
}

/*
 *   Count one or more turns - burn all fuses down by the given number of
 *   turns.  Execute any fuses that expire within the given interval, but
 *   not any that expire at the end of the last turn counted here.  (If
 *   incrementing by one turn only, no fuses will be executed.)  If the
 *   do_fuses flag is false, fuses are simply deleted if they burn down
 *   within the interval.  
 */
void vocturn(voccxdef *ctx, int turncnt, int do_fuses)
{
    vocddef *p;
    int      i;
    int      do_exe;

    while (turncnt--)
    {
        /* presume we won't find anything to execute */
        do_exe = FALSE;
        
        /* go through notifiers, looking for fuse-type notifiers */
        for (i = ctx->voccxalc, p = ctx->voccxalm ; i ; ++p, --i)
        {
            if (p->vocdfn != MCMONINV
                && p->vocdtim != VOCDTIM_EACH_TURN
                && p->vocdtim != 0)
            {
                /* save an undo record for this slot before changing */
                vocdusav(ctx, p);
                
                if (--(p->vocdtim) == 0)
                    do_exe = TRUE;
            }
        }
        
        /* now go through the fuses */
        for (i = ctx->voccxfuc, p = ctx->voccxfus ; i ; ++p, --i)
        {
            if (p->vocdfn != MCMONINV && p->vocdtim != 0)
            {
                /* save an undo record for this slot before changing */
                vocdusav(ctx, p);

                if (--(p->vocdtim) == 0)
                    do_exe = TRUE;
            }
        }

        /*
         *   if we'll be doing more, and anything burned down, run
         *   current fuses before going on to the next turn 
         */
        if ((!do_fuses || turncnt) && do_exe)
            exefuse(ctx, do_fuses);
    }
}

/*
 *   display a default error message for a verb/dobj/iobj combo.
 *   The message is "I don't know how to <verb.sdesc> <dobj.thedesc>" if
 *   the dobj is present, and "I don't know how to <verb.sdesc> anything
 *   <prep.sdesc> <iobj.thedesc>" if the iobj is present.  Such a message
 *   is displayed when the objects in the command don't handle the verb
 *   (i.e., don't have any methods for verification of the verb:  they
 *   lack verDo<verb> or verIo<verb>).
 */
static void exeperr(voccxdef *ctx, objnum verb, objnum dobj,
                    objnum prep, objnum iobj)
{
    if (ctx->voccxper2 != MCMONINV)
    {
        runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, iobj);
        runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, prep);
        runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, dobj);
        runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, verb);
        runfn(ctx->voccxrun, ctx->voccxper2, 4);
        return;
    }
    
    vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(110), "I don't know how to ");
    runppr(ctx->voccxrun, verb, PRP_SDESC, 0);
    
    if (dobj != MCMONINV)
    {
        vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(111), " ");
        runppr(ctx->voccxrun, dobj, PRP_THEDESC, 0);
    }
    else
    {
        vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(112), " anything ");
        if (prep != MCMONINV)
            runppr(ctx->voccxrun, prep, PRP_SDESC, 0);
        else
            vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(113), "to");
        vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(114), " ");
        runppr(ctx->voccxrun, iobj, PRP_THEDESC, 0);
    }
    vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(115), ".");
}


/*
 *   Execute daemons 
 */
void exedaem(voccxdef *ctx)
{
    runcxdef *rcx = ctx->voccxrun;
    vocddef  *daemon;
    int       i;
    runsdef   val;
    int       err;

    for (i = ctx->voccxdmc, daemon = ctx->voccxdmn ; i ; ++daemon, --i)
    {
        if (daemon->vocdfn != MCMONINV)
        {
            objnum thisd = daemon->vocdfn;
            
            ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)

            OSCPYSTRUCT(val, daemon->vocdarg);
            runpush(rcx, val.runstyp, &val);
            runfn(rcx, thisd, 1);
            
            ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err)
                if (err != ERR_RUNEXIT && err != ERR_RUNEXITOBJ)
                    errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
            ERREND(ctx->voccxerr)
        }
    }
    for (i = ctx->voccxalc, daemon = ctx->voccxalm ; i ; ++daemon, --i)
    {
        if (daemon->vocdfn != MCMONINV
            && daemon->vocdtim == VOCDTIM_EACH_TURN)
        {
            ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)

            runppr(rcx, daemon->vocdfn, daemon->vocdprp, 0);
            
            ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err)
                if (err != ERR_RUNEXIT && err != ERR_RUNEXITOBJ)
                    errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
            ERREND(ctx->voccxerr)
        }
    }
}

/*
 *   Execute any pending fuses.  Return TRUE if any fuses were executed,
 *   FALSE otherwise.  
 */
int exefuse(voccxdef *ctx, int do_run)
{
    runcxdef *rcx = ctx->voccxrun;
    vocddef  *daemon;
    int       i;
    int       found = FALSE;
    runsdef   val;
    int       err;

    /* first, execute any expired function-based fuses */
    for (i = ctx->voccxfuc, daemon = ctx->voccxfus ; i ; ++daemon, --i)
    {
        if (daemon->vocdfn != MCMONINV && daemon->vocdtim == 0)
        {
            objnum thisf = daemon->vocdfn;
         
            found = TRUE;
            ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)

            /* save an undo record for this slot before changing */
            vocdusav(ctx, daemon);

            /* remove the fuse prior to running  */
            daemon->vocdfn = MCMONINV;

            if (do_run)
            {
                OSCPYSTRUCT(val, daemon->vocdarg);
                runpush(rcx, val.runstyp, &val);
                runfn(rcx, thisf, 1);
            }
            
            ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err)
                if (err != ERR_RUNEXIT && err != ERR_RUNEXITOBJ)
                    errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
            ERREND(ctx->voccxerr)
        }
    }

    /* next, execute any expired method-based notifier fuses */
    for (i = ctx->voccxalc, daemon = ctx->voccxalm ; i ; ++daemon, --i)
    {
        if (daemon->vocdfn != MCMONINV && daemon->vocdtim == 0)
        {
            objnum thisa = daemon->vocdfn;

            found = TRUE;
            ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)

            /* save an undo record for this slot before changing */
            vocdusav(ctx, daemon);

            /* delete it prior to running it */
            daemon->vocdfn = MCMONINV;

            if (do_run)
                runppr(rcx, thisa, daemon->vocdprp, 0);
            
            ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err)
                if (err != ERR_RUNEXIT && err != ERR_RUNEXITOBJ)
                    errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
            ERREND(ctx->voccxerr)
        }
    }

    /* return true if we found any expired fuses */
    return found;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/*
 *   Find the action routine template for a verb.  Fills in *tplofs with
 *   the offset of the template property within the verb object, and fills
 *   in actofs with the offset of the "action" property within the verb
 *   object.  Sets *tplofs to zero if there's no template, and sets
 *   *actofs to zero if there's no action routine.
 */
static void exe_get_tpl(voccxdef *ctx, objnum verb,
                        uint *tplofs, uint *actofs)
{
    /* look up the new-style template first */
    *tplofs = objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, verb, PRP_TPL2, (objnum *)0, FALSE);

    /* if there's no new-style template, look up the old-style template */
    if (*tplofs == 0)
        *tplofs = objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, verb, PRP_TPL, (objnum *)0, FALSE);

    /* also look to see if the verb has an Action method */
    *actofs = objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, verb, PRP_ACTION, (objnum *)0, FALSE);
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/*
 *   Execute fuses and daemons.  Returns zero on success, or ERR_ABORT if
 *   'abort' was thrown during execution.  
 */
int exe_fuses_and_daemons(voccxdef *ctx, int err, int do_fuses,
                          objnum actor, objnum verb,
                          vocoldef *dobj_list, int dobj_cnt,
                          objnum prep, objnum iobj)
{
    int err2;

    /* presume no error */
    err2 = 0;
    
    /* execute fuses and daemons if desired - trap any errors that occur */
    if (do_fuses)
    {
        ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)
        {
            /* execute daemons */
            exedaem(ctx);
            
            /* execute fuses */
            (void)exefuse(ctx, TRUE);
        }
        ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err2)
        {
            /* 
             *   if 'abort' was invoked, ignore it, since it's now had the
             *   desired effect of skipping any remaining fuses and
             *   daemons; resignal any other error 
             */
            if (err2 != ERR_RUNABRT)
                errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
            
            /* replace any previous error with the new error code */
            err = err2;
        }
        ERREND(ctx->voccxerr);
    }

    /* execute endCommand if it's defined */
    if (ctx->voccxendcmd != MCMONINV)
    {
        /* push the arguments */
        runpnum(ctx->voccxrun, err);
        runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, iobj);
        runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, prep);
        voc_push_vocoldef_list(ctx, dobj_list, dobj_cnt);
        runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, verb);
        runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, actor);

        /* call endCommand */
        runfn(ctx->voccxrun, ctx->voccxendcmd, 6);
    }

    /* return the error status */
    return err;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* 
 *   execute iobjGen/dobjGen methods, if appropriate 
 */
static int exegen(voccxdef *ctx, objnum obj, prpnum genprop,
                  prpnum verprop, prpnum actprop)
{
    int     hasgen;                                 /* has xobjGen property */
    objnum  genobj;                         /* object with xobjGen property */
    int     hasver;                               /* has verXoVerb property */
    objnum  verobj;                       /* object with verXoVerb property */
    int     hasact;                                  /* has xoVerb property */
    objnum  actobj;                          /* object with xoVerb property */
    
    /* ignore it if there's no object here */
    if (obj == MCMONINV) return(FALSE);

    /* look up the xobjGen property, and ignore if not present */
    hasgen = objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, obj, genprop, &genobj, FALSE);
    if (!hasgen) return(FALSE);

    /* look up the verXoVerb and xoVerb properties */
    hasver = objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, obj, verprop, &verobj, FALSE);
    hasact = objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, obj, actprop, &actobj, FALSE);

    /* ignore if verXoVerb or xoVerb "overrides" xobjGen */
    if ((hasver && !bifinh(ctx, vocinh(ctx, genobj), verobj))
        || (hasact && !bifinh(ctx, vocinh(ctx, genobj), actobj)))
        return FALSE;
    
    /* all conditions are met - execute dobjGen */
    return TRUE;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/*
 *   Save "again" information for a direct or indirect object 
 */
static void exe_save_again_obj(vocoldef *againv, const vocoldef *objv,
                               char **bufp)
{
    /* if there's an object, save it */
    if (objv != 0)
    {
        /* copy the object information structure */
        memcpy(againv, objv, sizeof(*againv));

        /* copy the original command words to the "again" buffer */
        if (objv->vocolfst != 0 && objv->vocollst != 0)
        {
            size_t copylen;
            
            /* 
             *   Compute the length of the entire list.  The words are
             *   arranged consecutively in the buffer, separated by null
             *   bytes, so we must copy everything from the first word to
             *   the start of the last word, plus the length of the last
             *   word, plus the last word's trailing null byte.  
             */
            copylen = objv->vocollst - objv->vocolfst
                      + strlen(objv->vocollst) + 1;

            /* copy the text */
            memcpy(*bufp, objv->vocolfst, copylen);

            /* 
             *   set the new structure to point into the copy, not the
             *   original 
             */
            againv->vocolfst = *bufp;
            againv->vocollst = *bufp + (objv->vocollst - objv->vocolfst);

            /* skip past the space we've consumed in the buffer */
            *bufp += copylen;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        /* there's nothing to save - just set the object ID to invalid */
        againv->vocolobj = MCMONINV;
    }
}

/*
 *   Restore an "again" object previously saved.  Note that we must copy
 *   the saved data to our 2-element arrays so that we can insert a
 *   terminating element after each restored element - other code
 *   occasionally expects these structures to be stored in the standard
 *   object list array format.  Returns a pointer to the restored object
 *   list, which is the same as the first argument.  
 */
static vocoldef *exe_restore_again_obj(vocoldef again_array[2],
                                       const vocoldef *saved_obj)
{
    /* copy the saved object into the first array element */
    memcpy(&again_array[0], saved_obj, sizeof(again_array[0]));

    /* clear the second element to indicate the end of the object list */
    again_array[1].vocolobj = MCMONINV;
    again_array[1].vocolflg = 0;

    /* return a pointer to the first array element */
    return &again_array[0];
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/* 
 *   Execute a single command.  'recursive' indicates whether the routine
 *   is being called for normal command processing or as a recursive call
 *   from within the game; if this flag is true, we'll bypass certain
 *   operations that are only appropriate for normal direct player
 *   commands: we won't remember the command for "again" processing, we
 *   won't do end-of-turn processing, and we won't reset the system stack
 *   before each function invocation.  
 */
static int exe1cmd(voccxdef *ctx, objnum actor, objnum verb, vocoldef *dobjv,
                   objnum *prepptr, vocoldef *iobjv, int endturn, uchar *tpl,
                   int newstyle, int recursive,
                   int validate_dobj, int validate_iobj,
                   vocoldef *dobj_list, int cur_dobj_idx, int dobj_cnt,
                   int show_multi_prefix, int multi_flags)
{
    objnum    loc;
    int       err;
    runcxdef *rcx = ctx->voccxrun;
    objnum    prep = *prepptr;
    objnum    dobj = (dobjv != 0 ? dobjv->vocolobj : MCMONINV);
    objnum    iobj = (iobjv != 0 ? iobjv->vocolobj : MCMONINV);
    int       tplflags;
    int       dobj_first;
    objnum    old_tio_actor;
    vocoldef *old_ctx_dobj;
    vocoldef *old_ctx_iobj;
    objnum    old_verb;
    objnum    old_actor;
    objnum    old_prep;
    int       do_fuses;
    int       do_postact;
    vocoldef  again_dobj[2];
    vocoldef  again_iobj[2];

    /* presume no error will occur */
    err = 0;

    /* 
     *   Presume we'll run fuses and daemons if this is the end of the
     *   turn.  We only do fuses and daemons once per command, even if the
     *   command contains multiple objects; 'endturn' will be true only
     *   when this is the last object of the command.  
     */
    do_fuses = endturn;

    /* presume we will call postAction */
    do_postact = TRUE;

    /* remember the original tio-level actor setting */
    old_tio_actor = tiogetactor(ctx->voccxtio);

    /* remember the original command settings (in case this is recursive) */
    old_actor = ctx->voccxactor;
    old_verb = ctx->voccxverb;
    old_prep = ctx->voccxprep;
    old_ctx_dobj = ctx->voccxdobj;
    old_ctx_iobj = ctx->voccxiobj;

    /* the default actor is Me */
    if (actor == MCMONINV)
        actor = ctx->voccxme;

    /* if command is "again", get information from previous command */
    if (verb == ctx->voccxvag)
    {
        /* it's "again" - repeat the last command */
        actor = ctx->voccxlsa;
        verb  = ctx->voccxlsv;
        dobj  = ctx->voccxlsd.vocolobj;
        iobj  = ctx->voccxlsi.vocolobj;
        prep  = ctx->voccxlsp;
        tpl   = ctx->voccxlst;
        newstyle = ctx->voccxlssty;

        /* 
         *   If we have a direct or indirect object, restore the full
         *   object information structure pointers (in particular, this
         *   restores the word lists).
         */
        if (dobj != MCMONINV)
            dobjv = exe_restore_again_obj(again_dobj, &ctx->voccxlsd);
        if (iobj != MCMONINV)
            iobjv = exe_restore_again_obj(again_iobj, &ctx->voccxlsi);

        /*
         *   make sure the command is repeatable: there must have been a
         *   verb, and the objects specified must still be accessible 
         */
        if (verb == MCMONINV)
        {
            /* 
             *   if the last command was lost due to an object deletion,
             *   show the message "you can't repeat that command";
             *   otherwise, show the message "there's no command to
             *   repeat" 
             */
            if ((ctx->voccxflg & VOCCXAGAINDEL) != 0)
                vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(27), "You can't repeat that command.");
            else
                vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(26), "There's no command to repeat.");

            /* flush the output and return failure */
            tioflush(ctx->voccxtio);
            return 0;
        }
        else if ((dobj != MCMONINV &&
                  !vocchkaccess(ctx, dobj, PRP_VALIDDO, 0, actor, verb))
                 || (iobj != MCMONINV &&
                     !vocchkaccess(ctx, iobj, PRP_VALIDIO, 0, actor, verb))
                 || !vocchkaccess(ctx, actor, PRP_VALIDACTOR, 0, actor, verb))
        {
            vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(27), "You can't repeat that command.");
            tioflush(ctx->voccxtio);
            return(0);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        /* verify the direct object if present */
        if (validate_dobj
            && dobj != MCMONINV
            && !vocchkaccess(ctx, dobj, PRP_VALIDDO, 0, actor, verb))
        {
            /* generate an appropriate message */
            if (vocchkvis(ctx, dobj, actor))
            {
                /* it's visible but not accessible */
                vocnoreach(ctx, &dobj, 1, actor, verb, prep,
                           PRP_DODEFAULT, FALSE, 0, 0, 1);
            }
            else
            {
                /* it's not even visible */
                if (recursive)
                    vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(39), "You don't see that here.");
                else
                    vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(38),
                           "You don't see that here any more.");
            }
            
            /* indicate the error */
            return ERR_PRS_VAL_DO_FAIL;
        }
        
        /* verify the indirect object if present */
        if (validate_iobj
            && iobj != MCMONINV
            && !vocchkaccess(ctx, iobj, PRP_VALIDIO, 0, actor, verb))
        {
            /* generate the error message */
            if (vocchkvis(ctx, iobj, actor))
            {
                /* it's visible but not accessible */
                vocnoreach(ctx, &iobj, 1, actor, verb, prep,
                           PRP_IODEFAULT, FALSE, 0, 0, 1);
            }
            else
            {
                /* it's not even visible */
                if (recursive)
                    vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(39), "You don't see that here.");
                else
                    vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(38),
                           "You don't see that here any more.");
            }
            
            /* indicate the error */
            return ERR_PRS_VAL_IO_FAIL;
        }

        /* 
         *   save the command, unless this is a recursive call from the
         *   game, so that we can repeat this command if the next is
         *   "again" 
         */
        if (!recursive)
        {
            char *dst;
            
            /* save the command parameters */
            ctx->voccxlsa = actor;
            ctx->voccxlsv = verb;
            ctx->voccxlsp = prep;
            ctx->voccxlssty = newstyle;
            if (tpl != 0)
                memcpy(ctx->voccxlst, tpl,
                       (size_t)(newstyle ? VOCTPL2SIZ : VOCTPLSIZ));

            /* set up to write into the "again" word buffer */
            dst = ctx->voccxagainbuf;

            /* save the direct object information */
            exe_save_again_obj(&ctx->voccxlsd, dobjv, &dst);

            /* save the indirect object information */
            exe_save_again_obj(&ctx->voccxlsi, iobjv, &dst);

            /* 
             *   clear the flag indicating that "again" was lost due to
             *   object deletion, because we obviously have a valid
             *   "again" at this point 
             */
            ctx->voccxflg &= ~VOCCXAGAINDEL;
        }
    }
    
    /* remember the flags */
    tplflags = (tpl != 0 && newstyle ? voctplflg(tpl) : 0);
    dobj_first = (tplflags & VOCTPLFLG_DOBJ_FIRST);

    /* set up actor for tio subsystem - format strings need to know */
    tiosetactor(ctx->voccxtio, actor);

    /* store current dobj and iobj vocoldef's for later reference */
    ctx->voccxdobj = dobjv;
    ctx->voccxiobj = iobjv;

    /* store the rest of the current command objects for reference */
    ctx->voccxactor = actor;
    ctx->voccxverb = verb;
    ctx->voccxprep = prep;
    
    ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)

    /* reset the run-time context if this is a top-level call */
    if (!recursive)
        runrst(rcx);

    /* 
     *   if this is the first object, invoke the game's preCommand
     *   function, passing the list of all of the direct objects 
     */
    if (cur_dobj_idx == 0 && ctx->voccxprecmd != MCMONINV)
    {
        /* push the arguments: actor, verb, dobj-list, prep, iobj */
        runpobj(rcx, iobj);
        runpobj(rcx, prep);
        voc_push_vocoldef_list(ctx, dobj_list, dobj_cnt);
        runpobj(rcx, verb);
        runpobj(rcx, actor);

        /* catch errors specially for preCommand */
        ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)
        {
            /* invoke preCommand */
            runfn(rcx, ctx->voccxprecmd, 5);
        }
        ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err)
        {
            /* 
             *   if the error was 'exit', translate it to EXITPRECMD so
             *   that we handle the outer loop correctly (exiting from
             *   preCommand skips execution for all subsequent objects,
             *   but doesn't skip fuses and daemons) 
             */
            if (err == ERR_RUNEXIT)
                errsig(ctx->voccxerr, ERR_RUNEXITPRECMD);

            /* no special handling - just resignal the error */
            errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
        }
        ERREND(ctx->voccxerr);
    }

    /* show the pre-object prefix if the caller instructed us to do so */
    voc_multi_prefix(ctx, dobj, show_multi_prefix, multi_flags,
                     cur_dobj_idx, dobj_cnt);

    /* 
     *   check to see if the verb has verbAction defined - if so, invoke
     *   the method
     */
    if (objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, verb, PRP_VERBACTION, (objnum *)0, FALSE))
    {
        /* call verb.verbAction(actor, dobj, prep, iobj) */
        runpobj(rcx, iobj);
        runpobj(rcx, prep);
        runpobj(rcx, dobj);
        runpobj(rcx, actor);
        runppr(rcx, verb, PRP_VERBACTION, 4);
    }

    /* invoke cmdActor.actorAction(verb, dobj, prep, iobj) */
    runpobj(rcx, iobj);
    runpobj(rcx, prep);
    runpobj(rcx, dobj);
    runpobj(rcx, verb);
    runppr(rcx, actor, PRP_ACTORACTION, 4);

    /* reset the run-time context if this is a top-level call */
    if (!recursive)
        runrst(rcx);

    /* invoke actor.location.roomAction(actor, verb, dobj, prep, iobj) */
    runppr(rcx, actor, PRP_LOCATION, 0);
    if (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_OBJECT)
    {
        loc = runpopobj(rcx);

        /* reset the run-time context if this is a top-level call */
        if (!recursive)
            runrst(rcx);

        /* call roomAction */
        runpobj(rcx, iobj);
        runpobj(rcx, prep);
        runpobj(rcx, dobj);
        runpobj(rcx, verb);
        runpobj(rcx, actor);
        runppr(rcx, loc, PRP_ROOMACTION, 5);
    }
    else
    {
        /* the location isn't an object, so discard it */
        rundisc(rcx);
    }
    
    /* if there's an indirect object, execute iobjCheck */
    if (iobj != MCMONINV)
    {
        /* reset the run-time context if this is a top-level call */
        if (!recursive)
            runrst(rcx);

        /* invoke iobjCheck */
        runpobj(rcx, prep);
        runpobj(rcx, dobj);
        runpobj(rcx, verb);
        runpobj(rcx, actor);
        runppr(rcx, iobj, PRP_IOBJCHECK, 4);
    }

    /*
     *   If there's an indirect object, and the indirect object doesn't
     *   directly define io<Verb>, call iobj.iobjGen(actor, verb, dobj,
     *   prep) 
     */
    if (iobj != MCMONINV
        && exegen(ctx, iobj, PRP_IOBJGEN, voctplvi(tpl), voctplio(tpl)))
    {
        /* reset the run-time context if this is a top-level call */
        if (!recursive)
            runrst(rcx);

        /* invoke iobjGen */
        runpobj(rcx, prep);
        runpobj(rcx, dobj);
        runpobj(rcx, verb);
        runpobj(rcx, actor);
        runppr(rcx, iobj, PRP_IOBJGEN, 4);
    }

    /* if there's an direct object, execute dobjCheck */
    if (dobj != MCMONINV)
    {
        /* reset the run-time context if this is a top-level call */
        if (!recursive)
            runrst(rcx);

        /* invoke dobjCheck */
        runpobj(rcx, prep);
        runpobj(rcx, iobj);
        runpobj(rcx, verb);
        runpobj(rcx, actor);
        runppr(rcx, dobj, PRP_DOBJCHECK, 4);
    }

    /* 
     *   If there's a direct object, and the direct object doesn't
     *   directly define do<Verb>, call dobj.dobjGen(actor, verb, iobj,
     *   prep) 
     */
    if (dobj != MCMONINV
        && exegen(ctx, dobj, PRP_DOBJGEN, voctplvd(tpl), voctpldo(tpl)))
    {
        /* reset the run-time context if this is a top-level call */
        if (!recursive)
            runrst(rcx);

        /* invoke dobjGen */
        runpobj(rcx, prep);
        runpobj(rcx, iobj);
        runpobj(rcx, verb);
        runpobj(rcx, actor);
        runppr(rcx, dobj, PRP_DOBJGEN, 4);
    }

    /* reset the hidden-text flag */
    tiohide(ctx->voccxtio);
    tioshow(ctx->voccxtio);

    /*
     *   Now do what needs to be done, depending on the sentence structure:
     *   
     *      No objects ==> cmdVerb.action( cmdActor )
     *   
     *      Direct object only ==> cmdDobj.verDo<Verb>( actor )
     *.                            cmdDobj.do<Verb>( actor )
     *   
     *      Indirect + direct ==> cmdDobj.verDo<Verb>( actor, cmdIobj )
     *.                           cmdIobj.verIo<Verb>( actor, cmdDobj )
     *.                           cmdIobj.io<Verb>( actor, cmdDobj ) 
     */
    if (dobj == MCMONINV)
    {
        /* reset the stack for top-level calls */
        if (!recursive)
            runrst(rcx);

        /* invoke verb.action */
        runpobj(rcx, actor);
        runppr(rcx, verb, PRP_ACTION, 1);
    }
    else if (iobj == MCMONINV)
    {
        if (!objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, dobj, voctplvd(tpl), (objnum *)0, FALSE))
        {
            /* display the error */
            exeperr(ctx, verb, dobj, MCMONINV, MCMONINV);

            /* note that verDoVerb failed */
            err = ERR_PRS_NO_VERDO;

            /* we're done with this command */
            goto skipToFuses;
        }
        
        /* reset the stack for top-level calls */
        if (!recursive)
            runrst(rcx);

        /* invoke dobj.verDoVerb */
        runpobj(rcx, actor);
        runppr(rcx, dobj, voctplvd(tpl), 1);

        /* check for an error message from verDoVerb */
        if (!tioshow(ctx->voccxtio))
        {
            /* reset the stack for top-level calls */
            if (!recursive)
                runrst(rcx);

            /* dobj.verDoVerb displayed no output - process dobj.doVerb */
            runpobj(rcx, actor);
            runppr(rcx, dobj, voctpldo(tpl), 1);
        }
        else
        {
            /* note that verDoVerb failed */
            err = ERR_PRS_VERDO_FAIL;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        /* check to see if the verDoVerb and verIoVerb methods exist */
        if (!objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, dobj, voctplvd(tpl), (objnum *)0, FALSE))
        {
            /* no verDoVerb method - show a default message */
            exeperr(ctx, verb, dobj, MCMONINV, MCMONINV);

            /* note the error */
            err = ERR_PRS_NO_VERDO;

            /* skip to the end of the turn */
            goto skipToFuses;
        }
        else if (!objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, iobj, voctplvi(tpl), (objnum *)0,
                           FALSE))
        {
            /* no verIoVerb method - show a default mesage */
            exeperr(ctx, verb, MCMONINV, prep, iobj);

            /* note the error */
            err = ERR_PRS_NO_VERIO;

            /* skip to the end of the turn */
            goto skipToFuses;
        }

        /* reset the stack for top-level calls */
        if (!recursive)
            runrst(rcx);

        /* call verDoVerb(actor [,iobj]) */
        if (!dobj_first)
            runpobj(rcx, iobj);
        runpobj(rcx, actor);
        runppr(rcx, dobj, voctplvd(tpl), (dobj_first ? 1 : 2));

        /* check for error output from verDoVerb */
        if (!tioshow(ctx->voccxtio))
        {
            /* reset the stack for top-level calls */
            if (!recursive)
                runrst(rcx);

            /* no error from verDoVerb - call verIoVerb(actor [,dobj]) */
            if (dobj_first)
                runpobj(rcx, dobj);
            runpobj(rcx, actor);
            runppr(rcx, iobj, voctplvi(tpl), (dobj_first ? 2 : 1));

            /* check for error output from verIoVerb */
            if (!tioshow(ctx->voccxtio))
            {
                /* reset the stack for top-level calls */
                if (!recursive)
                    runrst(rcx);
                
                /* no error from verDoVerb or verIoVerb - call ioVerb */
                runpobj(rcx, dobj);
                runpobj(rcx, actor);
                runppr(rcx, iobj, voctplio(tpl), 2);
            }
            else
            {
                /* note the error */
                err = ERR_PRS_VERIO_FAIL;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            /* note the error */
            err = ERR_PRS_VERDO_FAIL;
        }
    }
    
  skipToFuses:
    ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err)
    {
        /* if askIo was invoked, get the preposition from the error stack */
        if (err == ERR_RUNASKI)
            *prepptr = errargint(0);

        /*
         *   If we executed 'abort', we'll skip straight to endCommand.
         *   
         *   If we executed askDo or askIo, we won't execute anything
         *   more, because the command is being interrupted.
         *   
         *   If 'exit' or 'exitobj' was executed, proceed through
         *   postAction and subsequent steps.
         *   
         *   If any error occurred other than 'exit' or 'exitobj' being
         *   invoked, resignal the error.
         *   
         *   We don't need to do anything more at this point if 'exit' was
         *   invoked, because 'exit' merely skips to the end-of-turn
         *   phase, which is where we'll go next from here.
         *   
         *   If 'exitobj' was invoked, we don't want to return an error at
         *   all, since we just want to skip the remainder of the normal
         *   processing for the current object and proceed to the next
         *   object (in a command with multiple direct objects).  
         */
        if (err == ERR_RUNABRT)
        {
            /* 
             *   aborting - we're going to call postAction, but we're not
             *   going to execute fuses and daemons 
             */
            do_fuses = FALSE;
            endturn = TRUE;
        }
        else if (err == ERR_RUNASKD || err == ERR_RUNASKI)
        {
            /* we're going to skip all end-of-turn action */
            do_fuses = FALSE;
            do_postact = FALSE;
            endturn = FALSE;
        }
        else if (err == ERR_RUNEXIT)
        {
            /* 
             *   Proceed with the remainder of the processing for this
             *   turn, but retain the error code to return to our caller,
             *   so they know that the rest of the turn is to be skipped.
             *   
             *   In addition, set 'do_fuses' to true, since we want to go
             *   directly to the fuse and daemon processing for this turn,
             *   regardless of whether any other objects are present
             *   (because we'll skip any remaining objects).  
             */
            endturn = TRUE;
            do_fuses = TRUE;
        }
        else if (err == ERR_RUNEXITPRECMD)
        {
            /* 
             *   exited from preCommand - end the turn, but do not run the
             *   postAction routine 
             */
            do_fuses = TRUE;
            do_postact = FALSE;
            endturn = TRUE;
        }
        else if (err == ERR_RUNEXITOBJ)
        {
            /* 
             *   Proceed with the remainder of processing for this turn -
             *   we want to proceed to the next object, if any, and
             *   process it as normal.  We don't need to update 'endturn'
             *   or 'do_fuses', since we want to do all of those in the
             *   normal fashion.  
             */
        }
        else
        {
            /*
             *   We can't handle any other errors.  Restore the enclosing
             *   command context, and resignal the error.  
             */

            /* restore the previous tio actor setting */
            tiosetactor(ctx->voccxtio, old_tio_actor);

            /* restore the original context iobj and dobj settings */
            ctx->voccxdobj = old_ctx_dobj;
            ctx->voccxiobj = old_ctx_iobj;

            /* restore the original context command objects */
            ctx->voccxactor = old_actor;
            ctx->voccxverb = old_verb;
            ctx->voccxprep = old_prep;

            /* resignal the error */
            errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
        }
    }
    ERREND(ctx->voccxerr);

    /*
     *   If desired, call postAction(actor, verb, dobj, prep, iobj,
     *   error_status).  
     */
    if (do_postact && ctx->voccxpostact != MCMONINV)
    {
        int err2;
        
        ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)
        {
            /* push the arguments */
            runpnum(rcx, err);
            runpobj(rcx, iobj);
            runpobj(rcx, prep);
            runpobj(rcx, dobj);
            runpobj(rcx, verb);
            runpobj(rcx, actor);

            /* invoke postAction */
            runfn(rcx, ctx->voccxpostact, 6);
        }
        ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err2)
        {
            /* remember the new error condition */
            err = err2;

            /* if we're aborting, skip fuses and daemons */
            if (err == ERR_RUNABRT)
            {
                endturn = TRUE;
                do_fuses = FALSE;
            }
        }
        ERREND(ctx->voccxerr);
    }
    
    /* restore the original context iobj and dobj settings */
    ctx->voccxdobj = old_ctx_dobj;
    ctx->voccxiobj = old_ctx_iobj;

    /* restore the original context command objects */
    ctx->voccxverb = old_verb;
    ctx->voccxprep = old_prep;

    /* reset the stack for top-level calls */
    if (!recursive)
        runrst(rcx);

    /* 
     *   If this is the end of the turn, execute fuses and daemons.  Skip
     *   fuses on recursive calls, since we want to count them as part of
     *   the enclosing turn.  
     */
    if (endturn && !recursive)
    {
        /* catch errors so that we can restore the actor globals */
        ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)
        {
            /* run fuses, daemons, and endCommand */
            err = exe_fuses_and_daemons(ctx, err, do_fuses, actor, verb,
                                        dobj_list, dobj_cnt, prep, iobj);
        }
        ERRCLEAN(ctx->voccxerr)
        {
            /* restore the previous actor globals */
            ctx->voccxactor = old_actor;
            tiosetactor(ctx->voccxtio, old_tio_actor);
        }
        ERRENDCLN(ctx->voccxerr);
    }

    /* restore the previous actor globals */
    ctx->voccxactor = old_actor;
    tiosetactor(ctx->voccxtio, old_tio_actor);

    /* success */
    return err;
}


/*
 *   saveit stores the current direct object list in 'it' or 'them'.
 */
static void exesaveit(voccxdef *ctx, vocoldef *dolist)
{
    int       cnt;
    int       i;
    int       dbg = ctx->voccxflg & VOCCXFDBG;
    runcxdef *rcx = ctx->voccxrun;

    cnt = voclistlen(dolist);
    if (cnt == 1)
    {
        /*
         *   check to make sure they're not referring to a number or a
         *   string; if so, it doesn't make any sense to save it 
         */
        if (dolist[0].vocolflg == VOCS_STR
            || dolist[0].vocolflg == VOCS_NUM)
        {
            /* 
             *   As of 2.5.11, don't clear 'it' on a number or string;
             *   rather, just leave it as it was from the prior command.
             *   Players will almost never expect a number or string to have
             *   anything to do with pronoun antecedents, and in fact some
             *   players reported finding it confusing to have the antecedant
             *   implied by the second-most-recent command disappear when the
             *   most recent command used a number of string.  
             */
#if 0
            /* save a nil 'it' */
            ctx->voccxit = MCMONINV;
            if (dbg)
                tioputs(ctx->voccxtio,
                        ".. setting 'it' to nil (strObj/numObj)\\n");
#endif

            /* we're done */
            return;
        }

        /* save 'it' */
        ctx->voccxit = dolist[0].vocolobj;
        ctx->voccxthc = 0;

        if (dbg)
        {
            tioputs(ctx->voccxtio, ".. setting it: ");
            runppr(rcx, ctx->voccxit, PRP_SDESC, 0);
            tioputs(ctx->voccxtio, "\\n");
        }

        /* set "him" if appropriate */
        runppr(rcx, ctx->voccxit, PRP_ISHIM, 0);
        if (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_TRUE)
        {
            ctx->voccxhim = ctx->voccxit;
            if (dbg)
                tioputs(ctx->voccxtio,
                        "... [setting \"him\" to same object]\\n");
        }
        rundisc(rcx);

        /* set "her" if appropriate */
        runppr(rcx, ctx->voccxit, PRP_ISHER, 0);
        if (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_TRUE)
        {
            ctx->voccxher = ctx->voccxit;
            if (dbg)
                tioputs(ctx->voccxtio,
                        "... [setting \"her\" to same object]\\n");
        }
        rundisc(rcx);
    }
    else if (cnt > 1)
    {
        ctx->voccxthc = cnt;
        ctx->voccxit  = MCMONINV;
        if (dbg) tioputs(ctx->voccxtio, ".. setting \"them\": [");
        for (i = 0 ; i < cnt ; ++i)
        {
            ctx->voccxthm[i] = dolist[i].vocolobj;
            if (dbg)
            {
                runppr(rcx, dolist[i].vocolobj, PRP_SDESC, 0);
                tioputs(ctx->voccxtio, i+1 < cnt ? ", " : "]\\n");
            }
        }
    }
}

/* display a multiple-object prefix */
void voc_multi_prefix(voccxdef *ctx, objnum objn,
                      int show_prefix, int multi_flags,
                      int cur_index, int count)
{
    runcxdef *rcx = ctx->voccxrun;

    /* if the object is invalid, ignore it */
    if (objn == MCMONINV)
        return;

    /* 
     *   if there's a prefixdesc method defined, call it rather than the
     *   older multisdesc (or even older sdesc) approach 
     */
    if (objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, objn, PRP_PREFIXDESC,
                 (objnum *)0, FALSE) != 0)
    {
        runsdef val;

        /* push the word flags */
        runpnum(rcx, multi_flags);

        /* 
         *   push the object count and the current index (adjusted to a
         *   1-based value) 
         */
        runpnum(rcx, count);
        runpnum(rcx, cur_index + 1);
        
        /* push the 'show' flag */
        val.runstyp = runclog(show_prefix);
        runpush(rcx, val.runstyp, &val);

        /* call the method */
        runppr(rcx, objn, PRP_PREFIXDESC, 4);

        /* we're done */
        return;
    }

    /* 
     *   if we're not showing the prefix, don't use the multisdesc/sdesc
     *   display 
     */
    if (!show_prefix)
        return;
    
    /*
     *   use multisdesc if defined (for compatibility with older games,
     *   use sdesc if multisdesc doesn't exist for this object) 
     */
    if (objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, objn, PRP_MULTISDESC,
                 (objnum *)0, FALSE) == 0)
    {
        /* there's no multisdesc defined - use the plain sdesc */
        runppr(rcx, objn, PRP_SDESC, 0);
    }
    else
    {
        /* multisdesc is defined - use it */
        runppr(rcx, objn, PRP_MULTISDESC, 0);
    }

    /* show the colon */
    vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(120), ": ");
}

/* execute command for each object in direct object list */
static int exeloop(voccxdef *ctx, objnum actor, objnum verb,
                   vocoldef *dolist, objnum *prep, vocoldef *iobj,
                   int multi_flags, uchar *tpl, int newstyle)
{
    runcxdef *rcx = ctx->voccxrun;
    int       err;
    int       i;
    int       dobj_cnt;
    int       exec_cnt;
    vocoldef *dobj;

    /* 
     *   count the direct objects; we'll iterate over the direct objects,
     *   so we execute the command once per direct object 
     */
    exec_cnt = dobj_cnt = (dolist != 0 ? voclistlen(dolist) : 0);

    /* 
     *   if there are no direct objects, we still must execute the command
     *   once 
     */
    if (exec_cnt < 1)
        exec_cnt = 1;

    /*
     *   If we have multiple direct objects, or we're using "all" with
     *   just one direct object, check with the verb to see if multiple
     *   words are acceptable: call verb.rejectMultiDobj, and see what it
     *   returns; if it returns true, don't allow multiple words, and
     *   expect that rejectMultiDobj displayed an error message.
     *   Otherwise, proceed.  
     */
    if (((multi_flags & VOCS_ALL) != 0 || dobj_cnt > 1)
        && dolist && dolist[0].vocolobj != MCMONINV)
    {
        int typ;

        ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)
            runrst(rcx);
            if (!prep || *prep == MCMONINV)
                runpnil(rcx);
            else
                runpobj(rcx, *prep);
            runppr(rcx, verb, PRP_REJECTMDO, 1);
            typ = runtostyp(rcx);
            rundisc(rcx);
        ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err)
            if (err == ERR_RUNEXIT || err == ERR_RUNEXITOBJ
                || err == ERR_RUNABRT)
                return err;
            else
                errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
        ERREND(ctx->voccxerr)

        /* if they returned 'true', don't bother continuing */
        if (typ == DAT_TRUE)
            return 0;
    }

    /* 
     *   execute the command the required number of times 
     */
    for (i = 0 ; i < exec_cnt ; ++i)
    {
        int show_multi_prefix;

        /* get the current direct object, if we have one */
        dobj = (dolist != 0 ? &dolist[i] : 0);

        /*
         *   If we have a number or string, set the current one in
         *   numObj/strObj 
         */
        if (dolist != 0)
        {
            if (dolist[i].vocolflg == VOCS_STR)
            {
                /* it's a string - set strObj.value */
                vocsetobj(ctx, ctx->voccxstr, DAT_SSTRING,
                          dolist[i].vocolfst + 1, &dolist[i], &dolist[i]);
            }
            else if (dolist[i].vocolflg == VOCS_NUM)
            {
                long v1, v2;

                /* it's a number - set numObj.value */
                v1 = atol(dolist[i].vocolfst);
                oswp4(&v2, v1);
                vocsetobj(ctx, ctx->voccxnum, DAT_NUMBER, &v2,
                          &dolist[i], &dolist[i]);
            }
        }

        /*
         *   For cases where we have a bunch of direct objects (or even
         *   one when "all" was used), we want to preface the output from
         *   each iteration with the name of the object we're acting on
         *   currently.  In other cases, there is no prefix.  
         */
        show_multi_prefix = ((multi_flags != 0 || dobj_cnt > 1) && dobj != 0);

        /* 
         *   Execute the command for this object.  For every object except
         *   the first, re-validate the direct and indirect objects.
         *   There's no need to re-validate the objects on the first
         *   object in a command, because that will already have been done
         *   during object resolution. 
         */
        err = exe1cmd(ctx, actor, verb, dobj, prep, iobj,
                      (i + 1 == exec_cnt), tpl, newstyle, FALSE,
                      i != 0, i != 0, dolist, i, dobj_cnt,
                      show_multi_prefix, multi_flags);

        /* check the error - ignore any verification failures */
        switch(err)
        {
        case ERR_PRS_VERDO_FAIL:
        case ERR_PRS_VERIO_FAIL:
        case ERR_PRS_NO_VERDO:
        case ERR_PRS_NO_VERIO:
        case ERR_RUNEXITOBJ:
        case ERR_RUNEXIT:
            /* ignore the error and continue */
            err = 0;
            break;

        case ERR_RUNEXITPRECMD:
            /* 
             *   exited from preCommand - skip execution of subsequent
             *   objects, but return success 
             */
            return 0;

        case 0:
            /* no error; continue */
            break;

        default:
            /* anything else stops this command */
            return err;
        }

        /* flush output */
        tioflush(ctx->voccxtio);
    }

    /* success */
    return 0;
}

/*
 *   Execute a command recursively.  Game code can call this routine
 *   (indirectly through a built-in function) to execute a command, using
 *   all of the same steps that would be applied for the command if the
 *   player had typed it.
 */
int execmd_recurs(voccxdef *ctx, objnum actor, objnum verb,
                  objnum dobj, objnum prep, objnum iobj,
                  int validate_dobj, int validate_iobj)
{
    int       err;
    int       newstyle;
    uchar     tpl[VOCTPL2SIZ];
    vocoldef  dobjv;
    vocoldef  iobjv;
    voccxdef  ctx_copy;
    runsdef *orig_sp;
    runsdef *orig_bp;

    /*
     *   Save the stack and base pointers as they are on entry.  Since
     *   exe1cmd() is being called recursively, it won't automatically clear
     *   the stack after it's done as it would at the top level; this means
     *   that an aborted frame can be left on the stack if we throw an
     *   'exit' or 'abort' in the course of executing the command.  To make
     *   sure we don't leave any aborted frames on the stack before
     *   returning to our caller, we simply need to restore the stack and
     *   frame pointers on the way out as they were on the way in.  
     */
    orig_sp = ctx->voccxrun->runcxsp;
    orig_bp = ctx->voccxrun->runcxbp;

    /* make a copy of the voc context, so that changes aren't permanent */
    ctx_copy = *ctx;
    ctx = &ctx_copy;

    /* 
     *   there are no unknown words in the recursive command, since the
     *   command was prepared directly from resolved objects 
     */
    ctx->voccxunknown = 0;

    /* set up the vocoldef structure for the direct object, if present */
    if (dobj != MCMONINV)
    {
        dobjv.vocolobj = dobj;
        dobjv.vocolfst = dobjv.vocollst = "";
        dobjv.vocolflg = 0;
    }

    /* set up the vocoldef structure for the indirect object, if present */
    if (iobj != MCMONINV)
    {
        iobjv.vocolobj = iobj;
        iobjv.vocolfst = iobjv.vocollst = "";
        iobjv.vocolflg = 0;
    }
    
    /* figure out which template we need, based on the objects provided */
    if (dobj == MCMONINV)
    {
        uint actofs;
        uint tplofs;
        
        /* 
         *   No objects were provided - use the verb's "action" method.
         *   Make sure that there is in fact an "action" method. 
         */
        exe_get_tpl(ctx, verb, &tplofs, &actofs);
        if (actofs != 0)
        {
            /* execute the "action" method */
            err = exe1cmd(ctx, actor, verb, 0, &prep, 0, FALSE,
                          0, FALSE, TRUE, validate_dobj, validate_iobj,
                          0, 0, 0, FALSE, 0);
        }
        else
        {
            /* indicate that the sentence structure wasn't understood */
            err = ERR_PRS_SENT_UNK;
        }
    }
    else if (iobj == MCMONINV)
    {
        /* 
         *   No indirect object was provided, but a direct object is
         *   present - use the one-object template.  First, look up the
         *   template.  
         */
        if (voctplfnd(ctx, verb, MCMONINV, tpl, &newstyle))
        {
            /* execute the command */
            err = exe1cmd(ctx, actor, verb, &dobjv, &prep, 0, FALSE,
                          tpl, newstyle, TRUE, validate_dobj, validate_iobj,
                          &dobjv, 0, 1, FALSE, 0);
        }
        else
        {
            /* indicate that the sentence structure wasn't understood */
            err = ERR_PRS_SENT_UNK;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        /* 
         *   Both a direct and indirect object were provided - find the
         *   two-object template for the given preposition.
         */
        if (voctplfnd(ctx, verb, prep, tpl, &newstyle))
        {
            /* execute the command */
            err = exe1cmd(ctx, actor, verb, &dobjv, &prep, &iobjv, FALSE,
                          tpl, newstyle, TRUE, validate_dobj, validate_iobj,
                          &dobjv, 0, 1, FALSE, 0);
        }
        else
        {
            /* indicate that the sentence structure wasn't understood */
            err = ERR_PRS_SENT_UNK;
        }
    }

    /* 
     *   if the error was EXITPRECMD, change it to EXIT - EXITPRECMD is a
     *   special flag indicating that we exited from a preCommand
     *   function, which is different than normal exiting internally but
     *   not to the game 
     */
    if (err == ERR_RUNEXITPRECMD)
        err = ERR_RUNEXIT;

    /*
     *   restore the original stack and base pointers, to ensure that we
     *   don't leave any aborted frames on the stack 
     */
    ctx->voccxrun->runcxsp = orig_sp;
    ctx->voccxrun->runcxbp = orig_bp;

    /* return the result code */
    return err;
}


/*
 *   Check for ALL, ANY, or THEM in the list - use multi-mode if found,
 *   even if we have only one object.  Returns a combination of any of the
 *   VOCS_ALL, VOCS_ANY, or VOCS_THEM flags that we find.  
 */
static int check_for_multi(vocoldef *dolist)
{
    int dolen;
    int i;
    int result;

    /* presume we won't find any flags */
    result = 0;

    /* 
     *   scan the list for ALL, ANY, or THEM flags, combining any such
     *   flags we find into the result 
     */
    dolen = voclistlen(dolist);
    for (i = 0 ; i < dolen ; ++i)
        result |= (dolist[i].vocolflg & (VOCS_ALL | VOCS_ANY | VOCS_THEM));

    /* return the result */
    return result;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/*
 *   Try running the preparseCmd user function.  Returns 0 if the
 *   function doesn't exist or returns 'true', ERR_PREPRSCMDCAN if it
 *   returns 'nil' (and thus wants to cancel the command), and
 *   ERR_PREPRSCMDREDO if it returns a list (and thus wants to redo the
 *   command). 
 */
int try_preparse_cmd(voccxdef *ctx, char **cmd, int wrdcnt,
                     uchar **preparse_list)
{
    uchar    listbuf[VOCBUFSIZ + 2 + 3*VOCBUFSIZ];
    int      i;
    uchar   *p;
    size_t   len;
    runsdef  val;
    int      typ;
    int      err;

    /* if there's no preparseCmd, keep processing */
    if (ctx->voccxppc == MCMONINV)
        return 0;
    
    /* build a list of the words */
    for (p = listbuf + 2, i = 0 ; i < wrdcnt ; ++i)
    {
        char *src;
        int add_quote;
        
        /* check for strings - they require special handling */
        if (cmd[i][0] == '"')
        {
            /* 
             *   it's a string - what follows is a run-time style string,
             *   with a length prefix followed by the text of the string 
             */
            len = osrp2(cmd[i] + 1) - 2;
            src = cmd[i] + 3;

            /* add quotes to the result */
            add_quote = TRUE;
        }
        else
        {
            /* ordinary word - copy directly */
            src = (char *)cmd[i];

            /* it's a null-terminated string */
            len = strlen(src);

            /* don't add quotes to the result */
            add_quote = FALSE;
        }

        /* write the type prefix */
        *p++ = DAT_SSTRING;

        /* write the length prefix */
        oswp2(p, len + 2 + (add_quote ? 2 : 0));
        p += 2;

        /* add an open quote if necessary */
        if (add_quote)
            *p++ = '"';

        /* copy the text */
        memcpy(p, src, len);
        p += len;

        /* add the closing quote if necessary */
        if (add_quote)
            *p++ = '"';
    }
    
    /* set the length of the whole list */
    len = p - listbuf;
    oswp2(listbuf, len);
    
    /* push the list as the argument, and call the user's preparseCmd */
    val.runstyp = DAT_LIST;
    val.runsv.runsvstr = listbuf;
    runpush(ctx->voccxrun, DAT_LIST, &val);

    /* presume that no error will occur */
    err = 0;

    /* catch errors that occur within preparseCmd */
    ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)
    {
        /* call preparseCmd */
        runfn(ctx->voccxrun, ctx->voccxppc, 1);
    }
    ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err)
    {
        /* 
         *   if it's abort/exit/exitobj, just return it; for any other
         *   errors, just re-throw the same error 
         */
        switch(err)
        {
        case ERR_RUNABRT:
        case ERR_RUNEXIT:
        case ERR_RUNEXITOBJ:
            /* simply return these errors to the caller */
            break;

        default:
            /* re-throw anything else */
            errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
        }
    }
    ERREND(ctx->voccxerr);

    /* if an error occurred, return the error code */
    if (err != 0)
        return err;

    /* get the result */
    typ = runtostyp(ctx->voccxrun);
    
    /* if they returned a list, it's a new command to execute */
    if (typ == DAT_LIST)
    {
        /* get the list and give it to the caller */
        *preparse_list = runpoplst(ctx->voccxrun);
        
        /* 
         *   indicate that the command is to be reparsed with the new word
         *   list 
         */
        return ERR_PREPRSCMDREDO;
    }

    /* for any other type, we don't need the value, so discard it */
    rundisc(ctx->voccxrun);

    /* if the result is nil, don't process this command further */
    if (typ == DAT_NIL)
        return ERR_PREPRSCMDCAN;
    else
        return 0;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/*
 *   Call parseAskobjIndirect 
 */
static void voc_askobj_indirect(voccxdef *ctx, vocoldef *dolist,
                                objnum actor, objnum verb, objnum prep)
{
    int cnt;
    int i;
    size_t len;
    uchar *lstp;
    
    /*
     *   Generate the direct object list argument.  This argument is a
     *   list of lists.  For each noun phrase, we generate one sublist in
     *   the main list.  Each sublist itself consists of three
     *   sub-sublists: first, a list of strings giving the words in the
     *   noun phrase; second, a list of the objects matching the noun
     *   phrase; third, a list of the flags for the matching objects.
     *   
     *   So, if the player typed "put red box and blue ball", we might
     *   generate a list something like this:
     *   
     *   [ [ ['red', 'box'], [redBox1, redBox2], [0, 0] ], [ ['blue',
     *   'ball'], [blueBall], [0, 0] ] ] 
     */

    /*
     *   First, figure out how much space we need for this list of lists
     *   of lists.  Scan the direct object list for distinct noun phrases
     *   - we need one sublist for each distinct noun phrase.
     */
    cnt = voclistlen(dolist);
    for (len = 0, i = 0 ; i < cnt ; )
    {
        char *p;
        size_t curlen;
        int j;
            
        /* 
         *   we need the sublist type prefix (one byte) plus the sublist
         *   length prefix (two bytes), plus the type and length prefixes
         *   (one plus two bytes) for each of the three sub-sublist 
         */
        len += (1+2) + 3*(1+2);

        /* 
         *   we need space to store the strings for the words in this noun
         *   phrase 
         */
        for (p = dolist[i].vocolfst ; p != 0 && p <= dolist[i].vocollst ;
             p += curlen + 1)
        {
            /* 
             *   add in the space needed for this string element in the
             *   sub-sublist - we need one byte for the type prefix, two
             *   bytes for the length prefix, and the bytes for the string
             *   itself 
             */
            curlen = strlen(p);
            len += (1+2) + curlen;
        }

        /* 
         *   scan each object for this same noun phrase (i.e., for which
         *   the vocabulary words are the same) 
         */
        for (j = i ; j < cnt && dolist[j].vocolfst == dolist[i].vocolfst ;
             ++j)
        {
            /* 
             *   Add in space for this object in the sub-sublist for the
             *   current noun phrase.  If this object is nil, we need only
             *   one byte for the type; otherwise, we need one byte for
             *   the type prefix plus two bytes for the object ID.  
             */
            if (dolist[i].vocolobj == MCMONINV)
                len += 1;
            else
                len += (1 + 2);
            
            /*
             *   Add in space for the flags sub-sublist for the current
             *   object.  We need one byte for the type and four for the
             *   integer value.  
             */
            len += (1 + 4);
        }

        /* skip to the next distinct noun phrase */
        i = j;
    }

    /* allocate the list */
    lstp = voc_push_list_siz(ctx, len);

    /* 
     *   Go through our object array again, and this time actually build
     *   the list.  
     */
    for (i = 0 ; i < cnt ; )
    {
        char *p;
        uchar *subp;
        uchar *subsubp;
        size_t curlen;
        int j;

        /* start the sublist with the type prefix */
        *lstp++ = DAT_LIST;

        /* leave a placeholder for our length prefix */
        subp = lstp;
        lstp += 2;

        /* start the sub-sublist with the word strings */
        *lstp++ = DAT_LIST;
        subsubp = lstp;
        lstp += 2;

        /* store the word strings in the sub-sublist */
        for (p = dolist[i].vocolfst ; p != 0 && p <= dolist[i].vocollst ;
             p += curlen + 1)
        {
            /* get this string's length */
            curlen = strlen(p);

            /* store the type and length prefixes */
            *lstp++ = DAT_SSTRING;
            oswp2(lstp, curlen + 2);
            lstp += 2;

            /* store the string */
            memcpy(lstp, p, curlen);
            lstp += curlen;
        }

        /* fix up the string sub-sublist length */
        oswp2(subsubp, lstp - subsubp);

        /* start the second sub-sublist, for the objects */
        *lstp++ = DAT_LIST;
        subsubp = lstp;
        lstp += 2;

        /* write each object */
        for (j = i ; j < cnt && dolist[j].vocolfst == dolist[i].vocolfst ;
             ++j)
        {
            /* 
             *   if this object isn't nil, write it to the sub-sublist;
             *   otherwise, just put nil in the sub-sublist 
             */
            if (dolist[j].vocolobj != MCMONINV)
            {
                *lstp++ = DAT_OBJECT;
                oswp2(lstp, dolist[j].vocolobj);
                lstp += 2;
            }
            else
            {
                /* no object - just store nil */
                *lstp++ = DAT_NIL;
            }
        }

        /* fix up the object sub-sublist length */
        oswp2(subsubp, lstp - subsubp);

        /* start the third sub-sublist, for the flags */
        *lstp++ = DAT_LIST;
        subsubp = lstp;
        lstp += 2;

        /* write each object's flags */
        for (j = i ; j < cnt && dolist[j].vocolfst == dolist[i].vocolfst ;
             ++j)
        {
            /* write the flags */
            *lstp++ = DAT_NUMBER;
            oswp4(lstp, dolist[j].vocolflg);
            lstp += 4;
        }

        /* fix up the flag sub-sublist length */
        oswp2(subsubp, lstp - subsubp);

        /* skip to the start of the next distinct noun phrase */
        i = j;

        /* fix up the sublist length */
        oswp2(subp, lstp - subp);
    }

    /* push the prep, verb, and actor arguments */
    runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, prep);
    runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, verb);
    runpobj(ctx->voccxrun,
            (objnum)(actor == MCMONINV ? ctx->voccxme : actor));

    /* call the function */
    runfn(ctx->voccxrun, ctx->voccxpask3, 4);
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/*
 *   execmd() - executes a user's command given the verb's verb and
 *   preposition words, a list of nouns to be used as indirect objects,
 *   and a list to be used for direct objects.  The globals cmdActor and
 *   cmdPrep should already be set.  This routine tries to find a template
 *   for the verb which matches the player's command.  If no template
 *   matches, we try (using default objects and, if that fails, requests
 *   to the player for objects) to fill in any missing information in the
 *   player's command.  If that still fails, we will say we don't
 *   understand the sentence and leave it at that.  
 */
int execmd(voccxdef *ctx, objnum actor, objnum prep,
           char *vverb, char *vprep, vocoldef *dolist, vocoldef *iolist,
           char **cmd, int *typelist,
           char *cmdbuf, int wrdcnt, uchar **preparse_list, int *next_word)
{
    objnum    verb;
    objnum    iobj;
    int       multi_flags = 0;
    vocwdef  *n;
    int       cnt;
    vocoldef *newnoun;
    int       next;
    char     *exenewcmd;
    char     *donewcmd;
    char     *ionewcmd;
    char     *exenewbuf;
    char     *donewbuf;
    char     *ionewbuf;
    char    **exenewlist;
    char    **donewlist;
    char    **ionewlist;
    int      *exenewtype;
    int      *donewtype;
    int      *ionewtype;
    vocoldef *dolist1;
    vocoldef *iolist1;
    uchar     tpl[VOCTPL2SIZ];
    int       foundtpl;        /* used to determine success of tpl searches */
    runcxdef *rcx = ctx->voccxrun;
    uint      tplofs;                          /* offset of template object */
    uint      actofs;                        /* offset of 'action' property */
    int       askflags;                /* flag for what we need to ask user */
    int       newstyle;   /* flag indicating new-style template definitions */
    int       tplflags;
    int       err;
    uchar    *save_sp;

    /* run preparseCmd */
    switch(try_preparse_cmd(ctx, cmd, wrdcnt, preparse_list))
    {
    case 0:
        /* proceed with the command */
        break;

    case ERR_PREPRSCMDCAN:
        /* command cancelled */
        return 0;

    case ERR_RUNEXIT:
    case ERR_RUNABRT:
    case ERR_RUNEXITOBJ:
        /* abort/exit/exitobj - treat this the same as command cancellation */
        return 0;

    case ERR_PREPRSCMDREDO:
        /* redo the command - so indicate to the caller */
        return ERR_PREPRSCMDREDO;
    }

    /* look up the verb based on the verb and verb-prep */
    n = vocffw(ctx, vverb, (int)strlen(vverb),
               vprep, (vprep ? (int)strlen(vprep) : 0), PRP_VERB,
               (vocseadef *)0);

    /* if we didn't find a verb template, we can't process the sentence */
    if (n == 0)
    {
        /* try parseUnknownVerb, and show an error if that doesn't handle it */
        if (try_unknown_verb(ctx, actor, cmd, typelist, wrdcnt, next_word,
                             TRUE, VOCERR(18),
                             "I don't understand that sentence."))
        {
            /* they handled it successfully - end the command with success */
            return 0;
        }
        else
        {
            /* 
             *   parseUnknownVerb failed or aborted - end the command with
             *   an error 
             */
            return 1;
        }
    }

    /* get the deepverb object */
    verb = n->vocwobj;

    /* default actor is "Me" */
    if (actor == MCMONINV)
        actor = ctx->voccxme;
    
    /* set a savepoint, if we're keeping undo information */
    if (ctx->voccxundo)
        objusav(ctx->voccxundo);

    /*
     *   Check that the room will allow this command -- it may not
     *   due to darkness or other ailment.  We can find out with the
     *   roomCheck(verb) message, sent to the meobj.  
     */
    {
        int t;

        /* call roomCheck */
        runrst(rcx);
        runpobj(rcx, verb);
        runppr(rcx, ctx->voccxme, PRP_ROOMCHECK, 1);
        t = runpoplog(rcx);

        /* if they returned nil, stop the command, but indicate success */
        if (!t)
            return 0;
    }

    /* look for a new-style template first, then the old-style template */
    exe_get_tpl(ctx, verb, &tplofs, &actofs);
    
    /* make sure we found a verb */
    if (tplofs == 0 && actofs == 0 && verb != ctx->voccxvag)
    {
        /* try parseUnknownVerb, and show an error if that doesn't handle it */
        if (try_unknown_verb(ctx, actor, cmd, typelist, wrdcnt, next_word,
                             TRUE, VOCERR(23),
                 "internal error: verb has no action, doAction, or ioAction"))
            return 0;
        else
            return 1;
    }

    /*
     *   Check to see if we have an "all" - if we do, we'll need to
     *   display the direct object's name even if only one direct object
     *   comes of it.  
     */
    multi_flags = check_for_multi(dolist);

    /* 
     *   set up dobj word list in case objwords is used in doDefault (the
     *   game may want to check for "all" and disallow it, for example)
     */
    ctx->voccxdobj = dolist;

    /* set up our stack allocations, which we may need from now on */
    voc_enter(ctx, &save_sp);
    VOC_STK_ARRAY(ctx, char,     donewcmd,  VOCBUFSIZ);
    VOC_STK_ARRAY(ctx, char,     ionewcmd,  VOCBUFSIZ);
    VOC_STK_ARRAY(ctx, char,     donewbuf,  2*VOCBUFSIZ);
    VOC_STK_ARRAY(ctx, char,     ionewbuf,  2*VOCBUFSIZ);
    VOC_STK_ARRAY(ctx, char *,   donewlist, VOCBUFSIZ);
    VOC_STK_ARRAY(ctx, char *,   ionewlist, VOCBUFSIZ);
    VOC_MAX_ARRAY(ctx, int,      donewtype);
    VOC_MAX_ARRAY(ctx, int,      ionewtype);
    VOC_MAX_ARRAY(ctx, vocoldef, dolist1);
    VOC_MAX_ARRAY(ctx, vocoldef, iolist1);

    /* keep going until we're done with the sentence */
    for ( ;; )
    {
        askflags = err = 0;
        
        ERRBEGIN(ctx->voccxerr)
        
        /*
         *   Now see what kind of sentence we have.  If we have no
         *   objects and an action, use the action.  If we have a direct
         *   object and a doAction, use the doAction.  If we have an
         *   indirect object and an ioAction with a matching preposition,
         *   use the ioAction.  If we have an indirect object and no
         *   matching ioAction, complain.  If we have a direct object and
         *   no doAction or ioAction, complain.  If we have fewer objects
         *   than we really want, ask the user for more of them.  
         */
        if (voclistlen(dolist) == 0 && voclistlen(iolist) == 0)
        {
            if (actofs || verb == ctx->voccxvag)
            {
                if ((err = exeloop(ctx, actor, verb, (vocoldef *)0, &prep,
                                   (vocoldef *)0, multi_flags,
                                   (uchar *)0, 0)) != 0)
                    goto exit_error;
            }
            else
            {
                /*
                 *   The player has not specified any objects, but the
                 *   verb seems to require one.  See if there's a unique
                 *   default.  
                 */
                runrst(rcx);
                runpnil(rcx);
                runpobj(rcx, prep);
                runpobj(rcx, actor);
                runppr(rcx, verb, PRP_DODEFAULT, 3);
                
                if (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_LIST)
                {
                    uchar   *l = runpoplst(rcx);
                    uint     lstsiz;
                    objnum   defobj;
                    int      objcnt;
                    objnum   newprep;
                    runsdef  val;
                    objnum   o;
                    
                    /* push list back on stack, to keep in heap */
                    val.runsv.runsvstr = l;
                    val.runstyp = DAT_LIST;
                    runrepush(rcx, &val);
                    
                    /* get list size out of list */
                    lstsiz = osrp2(l) - 2;
                    l += 2;

                    /* find default preposition for verb, if any */
                    runppr(rcx, verb, PRP_PREPDEFAULT, 0);
                    if (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_OBJECT)
                        newprep = runpopobj(rcx);
                    else
                    {
                        newprep = MCMONINV;
                        rundisc(rcx);
                    }
                    
                    if (!voctplfnd(ctx, verb, newprep, tpl, &newstyle))
                    {
                        for (objcnt = 0 ; lstsiz && objcnt < 2
                             ; lstadv(&l, &lstsiz))
                        {
                            if (*l == DAT_OBJECT)
                            {
                                ++objcnt;
                                defobj = osrp2(l + 1);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        int dobj_first;
                        
                        /*
                         *   Get the template flags.  If we must
                         *   disambiguate the direct object first for this
                         *   verb, do so now. 
                         */
                        tplflags = (newstyle ? voctplflg(tpl) : 0);
                        dobj_first = (tplflags & VOCTPLFLG_DOBJ_FIRST);

                        for (objcnt = 0 ; lstsiz && objcnt < 2
                             ; lstadv(&l, &lstsiz))
                        {
                            if (*l == DAT_OBJECT)
                            {
                                o = osrp2(l + 1);
                                if (!objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, o, voctplvd(tpl),
                                              (objnum *)0, FALSE))
                                    continue;
                                
                                tiohide(ctx->voccxtio);
                                if (newprep != MCMONINV && !dobj_first)
                                    runpnil(rcx);
                                runpobj(rcx, actor);
                                runppr(rcx, o, voctplvd(tpl),
                                       ((newprep != MCMONINV && !dobj_first)
                                        ? 2 : 1));
                                
                                if (!tioshow(ctx->voccxtio))
                                {
                                    ++objcnt;
                                    defobj = o;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        
                        /* no longer need list in heap, so discard it */
                        rundisc(rcx);
                
                        /* use default object if there's exactly one */
                        if (objcnt == 1)
                        {
                            dolist[0].vocolobj = defobj;
                            dolist[0].vocolflg = 0;
                            dolist[0].vocolfst = dolist[0].vocollst = 0;
                            dolist[1].vocolobj = MCMONINV;
                            dolist[1].vocolflg = 0;
                            dolist[1].vocolfst = dolist[1].vocollst = 0;

                            runrst(rcx);
                            if (ctx->voccxpdef2 != MCMONINV)
                            {
                                runpnil(rcx);
                                runpobj(rcx, defobj);
                                runpobj(rcx, verb);
                                runpobj(rcx, actor);
                                runfn(rcx, ctx->voccxpdef2, 4);
                            }
                            else if (ctx->voccxpdef != MCMONINV)
                            {
                                runpnil(rcx);
                                runpobj(rcx, defobj);
                                runfn(rcx, ctx->voccxpdef, 2);
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                /* tell the player what we're doing */
                                vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(130), "(");
                                runppr(rcx, defobj, PRP_THEDESC, 0);
                                vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(131), ")");
                                tioflush(ctx->voccxtio);
                            }
                            err = -2;                         /* "continue" */
                            goto exit_error;
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                    rundisc(rcx);
            
                /*
                 *   No unique default; ask the player for a direct
                 *   object, and try the command again if he is kind
                 *   enough to provide one.  
                 */
                askflags = ERR_RUNASKD;
            }
        }
        else if (voclistlen(iolist) == 0)
        {
            /* direct object(s), but no indirect object -- find doAction */
            if (voctplfnd(ctx, verb, MCMONINV, tpl, &newstyle))
            {
                /* disambiguate the direct object list, now that we can */
                if (vocdisambig(ctx, dolist1, dolist, PRP_DODEFAULT,
                                PRP_VALIDDO, voctplvd(tpl), cmd, MCMONINV,
                                actor, verb, prep, cmdbuf, FALSE))
                {
                    err = -1;
                    goto exit_error;
                }
                iobj = MCMONINV;

                /*
                 *   save the disambiguated direct object list, in case
                 *   we hit an askio in the course of processing it 
                 */
                memcpy(dolist, dolist1,
                       (size_t)(voclistlen(dolist1) + 1)*sizeof(dolist[0]));

                /* re-check for multi-mode */
                if (multi_flags == 0)
                    multi_flags = check_for_multi(dolist1);
                
                /* save it/them/him/her, and execute the command */
                exesaveit(ctx, dolist1);
                if ((err = exeloop(ctx, actor, verb, dolist1, &prep,
                                   (vocoldef *)0, multi_flags,
                                   tpl, newstyle)) != 0)
                    goto exit_error;
            }
            else
            {
                /* no doAction - we'll need to find an indirect object */
                runrst(rcx);
                runppr(rcx, verb, PRP_PREPDEFAULT, 0);
                if (runtostyp(rcx) != DAT_OBJECT)
                {
                    /* discard the result */
                    rundisc(rcx);

                    /* call parseUnknownVerb to handle it */
                    if (try_unknown_verb(ctx, actor, cmd, typelist,
                                         wrdcnt, next_word, TRUE, VOCERR(24),
                                         "I don't recognize that sentence."))
                    {
                        /* handled - end the command successfully */
                        err = 0;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        /* not handled - indicate failure */
                        err = -1;
                    }
                    goto exit_error;
                }
                prep = runpopobj(rcx);
            
                runrst(rcx);
                runpobj(rcx, prep);
                runpobj(rcx, actor);
                runppr(rcx, verb, PRP_IODEFAULT, 2);
                
                if (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_LIST)
                {
                    uchar   *l = runpoplst(rcx);
                    uint     lstsiz;
                    objnum   defobj;
                    int      objcnt;
                    runsdef  val;
                    objnum   o;
                    
                    /* push list back on stack, to keep in heap */
                    val.runsv.runsvstr = l;
                    val.runstyp = DAT_LIST;
                    runrepush(rcx, &val);
                    
                    /* get list size out of list */
                    lstsiz = osrp2(l) - 2;
                    l += 2;
                    
                    if (!voctplfnd(ctx, verb, prep, tpl, &newstyle))
                    {
                        for (objcnt = 0 ; lstsiz && objcnt < 2
                             ; lstadv(&l, &lstsiz))
                        {
                            if (*l == DAT_OBJECT)
                            {
                                objcnt++;
                                defobj = osrp2(l + 1);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        int dobj_first;
                        
                        /*
                         *   Get the template flags.  If we must
                         *   disambiguate the direct object first for this
                         *   verb, do so now. 
                         */
                        tplflags = (newstyle ? voctplflg(tpl) : 0);
                        dobj_first = (tplflags & VOCTPLFLG_DOBJ_FIRST);
                        if (dobj_first)
                        {
                            if (vocdisambig(ctx, dolist1, dolist,
                                            PRP_DODEFAULT, PRP_VALIDDO,
                                            voctplvd(tpl), cmd, MCMONINV,
                                            actor, verb, prep, cmdbuf,
                                            FALSE))
                            {
                                err = -1;
                                goto exit_error;
                            }

                            /* only one direct object is allowed here */
                            if (voclistlen(dolist1) > 1)
                            {
                                vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(28),
                          "You can't use multiple objects with this command.");
                                err = -1;
                                goto exit_error;
                            }

                            /* save the object in the original list */
                            memcpy(dolist, dolist1,
                                   (size_t)(2 * sizeof(dolist[0])));
                        }
                        
                        for (objcnt = 0 ; lstsiz && objcnt < 2
                             ; lstadv(&l, &lstsiz))
                        {
                            if (*l == DAT_OBJECT)
                            {
                                o = osrp2(l + 1);
                                if (!objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, o, voctplvi(tpl),
                                              (objnum *)0, FALSE))
                                    continue;
                                
                                tiohide(ctx->voccxtio);
                                if (dobj_first)
                                    runpobj(rcx, dolist[0].vocolobj);
                                runpobj(rcx, actor);
                                runppr(rcx, o, voctplvi(tpl),
                                       (dobj_first ? 2 : 1));
                                if (!tioshow(ctx->voccxtio))
                                {
                                    objcnt++;
                                    defobj = o;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    
                    /* no longer need list in heap, so discard it */
                    rundisc(rcx);

                    /* if there's exactly one default object, use it */
                    if (objcnt == 1)
                    {
                        iolist[0].vocolobj = defobj;
                        iolist[0].vocolflg = 0;
                        iolist[0].vocolfst = iolist[0].vocollst = 0;
                        iolist[1].vocolobj = MCMONINV;
                        iolist[1].vocolflg = 0;
                        iolist[1].vocolfst = iolist[1].vocollst = 0;
                    
                        /* tell the user what we're assuming */
                        runrst(rcx);
                        if (ctx->voccxpdef2 != MCMONINV)
                        {
                            runpobj(rcx, prep);
                            runpobj(rcx, defobj);
                            runpobj(rcx, verb);
                            runpobj(rcx, actor);
                            runfn(rcx, ctx->voccxpdef2, 4);
                        }
                        else if (ctx->voccxpdef != MCMONINV)
                        {
                            runpobj(rcx, prep);
                            runpobj(rcx, defobj);
                            runfn(rcx, ctx->voccxpdef, 2);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(130), "(");
                            runppr(rcx, prep, PRP_SDESC, 0);
                            vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(132), " ");
                            runppr(rcx, defobj, PRP_THEDESC, 0);
                            vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(131), ")");
                        }
                        tioflush(ctx->voccxtio);
                        err = -2;                             /* "continue" */
                        goto exit_error;
                    }
                }
                else
                    rundisc(rcx);
            
                /*
                 *   We didn't get a unique default indirect object, so
                 *   we should ask the player for an indirct object, and
                 *   repeat the command should he provide one.  
                 */
                askflags = ERR_RUNASKI;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            objnum otherobj;
            
            /* find the template for this verb/prep combination */
            if (!voctplfnd(ctx, verb, prep, tpl, &newstyle))
            {
                vocoldef *np1;
                
                /* 
                 *   If we could have used the preposition in the first noun
                 *   phrase rather than in the verb, and this would have
                 *   yielded a valid verb phrase, the error is "I don't see
                 *   any <noun phrase> here".
                 *   
                 *   Otherwise, it's a verb phrasing error.  In this case,
                 *   call parseUnknownVerb to handle the error; the default
                 *   error is "I don't recognize that sentence".  
                 */
                np1 = dolist[0].vocolfst < iolist[0].vocolfst
                      ? dolist : iolist;
                if ((np1->vocolflg & VOCS_TRIMPREP) != 0)
                {
                    char namebuf[VOCBUFSIZ];
                    
                    /* 
                     *   it's a trimmed prep phrase, so we actually have an
                     *   unmatched object - report the error 
                     */
                    voc_make_obj_name_from_list(
                        ctx, namebuf, cmd, np1->vocolfst, np1->vocolhlst);
                    vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(9), "I don't see any %s here.",
                           namebuf);

                    /* terminate the command with an error */
                    err = -1;
                }
                else if (try_unknown_verb(ctx, actor, cmd, typelist,
                                     wrdcnt, next_word, TRUE,
                                     VOCERR(24),
                                     "I don't recognize that sentence."))
                {
                    /* they handled it - terminate command successfully */
                    err = 0;
                }
                else
                {
                    /* that failed - terminate the command with an error */
                    err = -1;
                }

                /* terminate the command */
                goto exit_error;
            }

            /*
             *   We have both direct and indirect objects.  If we don't
             *   yet have the direct object, go ask for it 
             */
            if (voclistlen(dolist) == 0)
            {
                askflags = ERR_RUNASKD;
                goto exit_error;
            }

            /* get the flags (if old-style, flags are always zero) */
            tplflags = (newstyle ? voctplflg(tpl) : 0);

            /*
             *   the "other" object (dobj if doing iobj, iobj if doing
             *   dobj) is not known when the first object is disambiguated
             */
            otherobj = MCMONINV;

            /* disambiguate the objects in the proper order */
            if (tplflags & VOCTPLFLG_DOBJ_FIRST)
            {
                /* disambiguate the direct object list */
                if (vocdisambig(ctx, dolist1, dolist, PRP_DODEFAULT,
                                PRP_VALIDDO, voctplvd(tpl), cmd, otherobj,
                                actor, verb, prep, cmdbuf, FALSE))
                {
                    err = -1;
                    goto exit_error;
                }

                /*
                 *   only one direct object is allowed if it's
                 *   disambiguated first 
                 */
                if (voclistlen(dolist1) > 1)
                {
                    vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(28),
                         "You can't use multiple objects with this command.");
                    err = -1;
                    goto exit_error;
                }

                /* the other object is now known for iboj disambiguation */
                otherobj = dolist1[0].vocolobj;
            }

            /* disambiguate the indirect object list */
            if (vocdisambig(ctx, iolist1, iolist, PRP_IODEFAULT,
                            PRP_VALIDIO, voctplvi(tpl), cmd, otherobj,
                            actor, verb, prep, cmdbuf, FALSE))
            {
                err = -1;
                goto exit_error;
            }

            /* only one indirect object is allowed */
            if (voclistlen(iolist1) > 1)
            {
                vocerr(ctx, VOCERR(25),
                       "You can't use multiple indirect objects.");
                err = -1;
                goto exit_error;
            }
            otherobj = iobj = iolist1[0].vocolobj;

            /*
             *   disambiguate the direct object list if we haven't
             *   already done so (we might have disambiguated it first due
             *   to the DisambigDobjFirst flag being set in the template)
             */
            if (!(tplflags & VOCTPLFLG_DOBJ_FIRST)
                && vocdisambig(ctx, dolist1, dolist, PRP_DODEFAULT,
                               PRP_VALIDDO, voctplvd(tpl), cmd, otherobj,
                               actor, verb, prep, cmdbuf, FALSE))
            {
                err = -1;
                goto exit_error;
            }
                
            /* re-check for multi-mode */
            if (multi_flags == 0)
                multi_flags = check_for_multi(dolist1);
            
            /* save it/them/him/her, and execute the command */
            exesaveit(ctx, dolist1);
            if ((err = exeloop(ctx, actor, verb, dolist1, &prep, iolist1,
                               multi_flags, tpl, newstyle)) != 0)
                goto exit_error;
        }
        
    exit_error: ;
        
        ERRCATCH(ctx->voccxerr, err)
            if (err == ERR_RUNASKI) prep = errargint(0);
            if (err != ERR_RUNASKD && err != ERR_RUNASKI)
                errrse(ctx->voccxerr);
        ERREND(ctx->voccxerr)

        switch(err)
        {
        case 0:
            break;
            
        case ERR_RUNABRT:
            /* "abort" executed - return the ABORT code */
            VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, err);
            
        case ERR_RUNEXIT:
            /* 
             *   "exit" executed - terminate the command, but return
             *   success, since we want to process any additional commands 
             */
            VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 0);

        case ERR_RUNEXITOBJ:
            /* 
             *   "exitobj" executed - indicate success, since this merely
             *   indicates that the game decided it was done processing an
             *   object early 
             */
            VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 0);

        case ERR_RUNASKI:
        case ERR_RUNASKD:
            askflags = err;
            break;
            
        case -2:                   /* special code: continue with main loop */
            continue;

        case -1:                           /* special code: return an error */
        default:
            VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 1);
        }
    
        /*
         *   If we got this far, we probably want more information.  The
         *   askflags can tell us what to do from here.  
         */
        if (askflags)
        {
            int old_unknown;
            int exenewpos;
            
            /* 
             *   if we had unknown words, don't ask for more information
             *   at this point; simply give up and report the unknown word 
             */
            if (ctx->voccxunknown != 0)
            {
                VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 1);
            }
            
            /* find new template indicated by the additional object */
            foundtpl = voctplfnd(ctx, verb, prep, tpl, &newstyle);
            tplflags = (newstyle ? voctplflg(tpl) : 0);
        
            /* find a default object of the type requested */
            runrst(rcx);
            if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKD) runpnil(rcx);
            runpobj(rcx, prep);
            runpobj(rcx, actor);
            runppr(rcx, verb,
                   (prpnum)(askflags == ERR_RUNASKD
                            ? PRP_DODEFAULT : PRP_IODEFAULT),
                   (askflags == ERR_RUNASKD ? 3 : 2));
            
            /*
             *   If we got a list back from ?oDefault, and we have a new
             *   template for the command, process the list normally with
             *   the object verification routine for this template.  If we
             *   end up with exactly one object, we will assume it is the
             *   object to be used; otherwise, make no assumption and ask
             *   the user for guidance.  
             */
            if (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_LIST && foundtpl)
            {
                uchar   *l = runpoplst(rcx);
                uint     lstsiz;
                int      objcnt;
                objnum   defobj;
                objnum   o;
                runsdef  val;
                
                /* push list back on stack, to keep it in the heap */
                val.runsv.runsvstr = l;
                val.runstyp = DAT_LIST;
                runrepush(rcx, &val);
                
                /* get list size out of list */
                lstsiz = osrp2(l) - 2;
                l += 2;
                
                for (objcnt = 0 ; lstsiz && objcnt < 2 ; lstadv(&l, &lstsiz))
                {
                    if (*l == DAT_OBJECT)
                    {
                        prpnum verprop;
                        int argc = 1;
                    
                        o = osrp2(l + 1);
                        verprop = (askflags == ERR_RUNASKD ? voctplvd(tpl)
                                                        : voctplvi(tpl));
                
                        if (!objgetap(ctx->voccxmem, o, verprop,
                                      (objnum *)0, FALSE))
                            continue;

                        tiohide(ctx->voccxtio);

                        /*
                         *   In the unlikely event that we have an
                         *   indirect object but no direct object, push
                         *   the iobj.  This can happen when the player
                         *   types a sentence such as "verb prep iobj".  
                         */
                        if (voclistlen(iolist) != 0
                            && askflags == ERR_RUNASKD
                            && !(tplflags & VOCTPLFLG_DOBJ_FIRST))
                        {
                            /* push the indirect object */
                            runpobj(rcx, iolist[0].vocolobj);

                            /* note the second argument */
                            argc = 2;
                        }

                        /*
                         *   If this is a disambigDobjFirst verb, and
                         *   we're validating an indirect object list,
                         *   then we must push the direct object argument
                         *   to the indirect object validation routine.  
                         */
                        if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKI
                            && (tplflags & VOCTPLFLG_DOBJ_FIRST) != 0)
                        {
                            /* push the diret object */
                            runpobj(rcx, dolist[0].vocolobj);

                            /* note the second argument */
                            argc = 2;
                        }

                        /* push the actor and call the verXoVerb routine */
                        runpobj(rcx, actor);
                        runppr(rcx, o, verprop, argc);
                        if (!tioshow(ctx->voccxtio))
                        {
                            ++objcnt;
                            defobj = o;
                        }

                    }
                }
                
                /* no longer need list in heap, so discard it */
                rundisc(rcx);
                
                /* if we found exactly one object, it's the default */
                if (objcnt == 1)
                {
                    if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKD)
                    {
                        dolist[0].vocolobj = defobj;
                        dolist[0].vocolflg = 0;
                        dolist[0].vocolfst = dolist[0].vocollst = 0;
                        dolist[1].vocolobj = MCMONINV;
                        dolist[1].vocolflg = 0;
                        dolist[1].vocolfst = dolist[1].vocollst = 0;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        iolist[0].vocolobj = defobj;
                        iolist[0].vocolflg = 0;
                        iolist[0].vocolfst = iolist[0].vocollst = 0;
                        iolist[1].vocolobj = MCMONINV;
                        iolist[1].vocolflg = 0;
                        iolist[1].vocolfst = iolist[1].vocollst = 0;
                    }
                    
                    /* tell the user what we're assuming */
                    if (ctx->voccxpdef2 != MCMONINV)
                    {
                        if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKI)
                            runpobj(rcx, prep);
                        else
                            runpnil(rcx);
                        runpobj(rcx, defobj);
                        runpobj(rcx, verb);
                        runpobj(rcx, actor);
                        runfn(rcx, ctx->voccxpdef2, 4);
                    }
                    else if (ctx->voccxpdef != MCMONINV)
                    {
                        if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKI)
                            runpobj(rcx, prep);
                        else
                            runpnil(rcx);
                        runpobj(rcx, defobj);
                        runfn(rcx, ctx->voccxpdef, 2);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(130), "(");
                        if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKI)
                        {
                            runppr(rcx, prep, PRP_SDESC, 0);
                            vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(132), " ");
                        }
                        runppr(rcx, defobj, PRP_THEDESC, 0);
                        vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(131), ")");
                    }
                    tioflush(ctx->voccxtio);
                    continue;                      /* try the command again */
                }
            }
            else
                rundisc(rcx);

            /* make sure output capturing is off for the prompt */
            tiocapture(ctx->voccxtio, (mcmcxdef *)0, FALSE);
            tioclrcapture(ctx->voccxtio);
            
            /*
             *   If we're asking for an indirect object, and we have a
             *   list of direct objects, and parseAskobjIndirect is
             *   defined, call it.  Otherwise, if there's a
             *   parseAskobjActor routine, call it.  Otherwise, if there's
             *   a parseAskobj routine, use that.  Finally, if none of
             *   those are defined, generate the default phrasing.  
             */
            if (ctx->voccxpask3 != MCMONINV
                && askflags == ERR_RUNASKI
                && voclistlen(dolist) != 0)
            {
                /* call parseAskobjIndirect */
                voc_askobj_indirect(ctx, dolist, actor, verb, prep);
            }
            else if (ctx->voccxpask2 != MCMONINV)
            {
                if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKI)
                    runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, prep);
                runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, verb);
                runpobj(ctx->voccxrun,
                        (objnum)(actor == MCMONINV ? ctx->voccxme : actor));
                runfn(ctx->voccxrun, ctx->voccxpask2,
                      askflags == ERR_RUNASKI ? 3 : 2);
            }
            else if (ctx->voccxpask != MCMONINV)
            {
                if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKI)
                    runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, prep);
                runpobj(ctx->voccxrun, verb);
                runfn(ctx->voccxrun, ctx->voccxpask,
                      askflags == ERR_RUNASKI ? 2 : 1);
            }
            else
            {
                /*
                 *   Phrase the question: askDo: "What do you want
                 *   <actor> to <verb>?"  askIo: "What do you want <actor>
                 *   to <verb> it <prep>?"  If the actor is Me, leave the
                 *   actor out of it.  
                 */
                if (actor != MCMONINV && actor != ctx->voccxme)
                {
                    vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(148), "What do you want ");
                    runppr(rcx, actor, PRP_THEDESC, 0);
                    vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(149), " to ");
                }
                else
                {
                    /* no actor - don't mention one */
                    vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(140), "What do you want to ");
                }

                /* add the verb */
                runppr(rcx, verb, PRP_SDESC, 0);

                /*
                 *   add an appropriate pronoun for the direct object,
                 *   and the preposition, if we're asking for an indirect
                 *   object 
                 */
                if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKI)
                {
                    int   i;
                    int   cnt;
                    int   distinct;
                    char *lastfst;

                    /*
                     *   If possible, tailor the pronoun to the situation
                     *   rather than using "it"; if we have multiple
                     *   objects, use "them", and if we have agreement
                     *   with the possible single objects about "him" or
                     *   "her", use that.  Otherwise, use "it".  If "all"
                     *   was specified for any word, automatically assume
                     *   multiple distinct objects were specified.  
                     */
                    cnt = voclistlen(dolist);
                    for (distinct = 0, i = 0, lastfst = 0 ; i < cnt ; ++i)
                    {
                        /* if the first word is different here, note it */
                        if (lastfst != dolist[i].vocolfst)
                        {
                            /* this is a different word - count it */
                            ++distinct;
                            lastfst = dolist[i].vocolfst;
                        }

                        /* always assume multiple distinct objects on "all" */
                        if (dolist[i].vocolflg & VOCS_ALL)
                        {
                            distinct = 2;
                            break;
                        }
                    }

                    /*
                     *   If we have multiple words, use "them";
                     *   otherwise, see if we can find agreement about
                     *   using "him" or "her". 
                     */
                    if (distinct > 1)
                    {
                        /* multiple words specified by user - use "them" */
                        vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(144), " them ");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        int is_him;
                        int is_her;
                        int is_them;

                        /* run through the objects and check him/her */
                        for (i = 0 ; i < cnt ; ++i)
                        {
                            int him1, her1, them1;

                            /* if it's special (number, string), use "it" */
                            if (dolist[i].vocolobj == MCMONINV)
                            {
                                him1 = FALSE;
                                her1 = FALSE;
                                them1 = FALSE;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                /* check for "him" */
                                runppr(rcx, dolist[i].vocolobj, PRP_ISHIM, 0);
                                him1 = (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_TRUE);
                                rundisc(rcx);
                                
                                /* check for "her" */
                                runppr(rcx, dolist[i].vocolobj, PRP_ISHER, 0);
                                her1 = (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_TRUE);
                                rundisc(rcx);

                                /* check for "them" */
                                runppr(rcx, dolist[i].vocolobj,
                                       PRP_ISTHEM, 0);
                                them1 = (runtostyp(rcx) == DAT_TRUE);
                                rundisc(rcx);
                            }

                            /*
                             *   if this is the first object, it
                             *   definitely agrees; otherwise, keep going
                             *   only if it agrees with what we found on
                             *   the last pass 
                             */
                            if (i == 0)
                            {
                                is_him = him1;
                                is_her = her1;
                                is_them = them1;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                /* turn off either that is no longer true */
                                if (!him1) is_him = FALSE;
                                if (!her1) is_her = FALSE;
                                if (!them1) is_them = FALSE;
                            }

                            /* if all are false, stop now */
                            if (!is_him && !is_her && !is_them)
                                break;
                        }

                        /*
                         *   If we could agree on "him", "her", or "them",
                         *   use that pronoun; otherwise, use "it".  If we
                         *   found both "him" and "her" are acceptable for
                         *   all objects, use "them".  
                         */
                        if ((is_him && is_her) || is_them)
                            vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(147), " them ");
                        else if (is_him)
                            vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(145), " him ");
                        else if (is_her)
                            vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(146), " her ");
                        else
                            vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(141), " it ");
                    }

                    /* finish off the question with the prep and a "?" */
                    if (prep != MCMONINV)
                        runppr(rcx, prep, PRP_SDESC, 0);
                    else
                        vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(142), "to");
                }
                vocerr_info(ctx, VOCERR(143), "?");
            }
            tioflush(ctx->voccxtio);
                
            /*
             *   Get a new command line.  If the player gives us
             *   something that looks like a noun list, and nothing more,
             *   he anwered our question; otherwise, he's typing a new
             *   command, so we must return to the caller with the reparse
             *   flag set.  
             */
            if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKD)
            {
                exenewbuf = donewbuf;
                exenewcmd = donewcmd;
                exenewlist = donewlist;
                exenewtype = donewtype;
            }
            else
            {
                exenewbuf = ionewbuf;
                exenewcmd = ionewcmd;
                exenewlist = ionewlist;
                exenewtype = ionewtype;
            }

            /* read the new command */
            if (vocread(ctx, actor, verb, exenewcmd, VOCBUFSIZ,
                        askflags == ERR_RUNASKD ? 3 : 4) == VOCREAD_REDO)
            {
                /* 
                 *   we got an input line, but we want to treat it as a brand
                 *   new command line - copy the new text to the command
                 *   buffer, set the 'redo' flag, and give up 
                 */
                strcpy(cmdbuf, exenewcmd);
                ctx->voccxredo = TRUE;
                VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 1);
            }
            
            if (!(cnt = voctok(ctx, exenewcmd, exenewbuf, exenewlist,
                               TRUE, FALSE, TRUE)))
            {
                runrst(rcx);
                runfn(rcx, ctx->voccxprd, 0);
                VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 1);
            }
            if (cnt < 0)
            {
                ctx->voccxunknown = 0;
                VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 1);
            }

            /* 
             *   Save the unknown word count while getting types, and set
             *   the count to a non-zero value - this will force the type
             *   checker to generate an error on an unknown word.  This
             *   removes a little control from the game (since
             *   parseUnknownXobj won't be called), but there's not much
             *   else we can do here. 
             */
            old_unknown = ctx->voccxunknown;
            ctx->voccxunknown = 1;

            /* get the types */
            exenewlist[cnt] = 0;
            if (vocgtyp(ctx, exenewlist, exenewtype, cmdbuf))
            {
                /* 
                 *   clear the unknown word count so that we fail with
                 *   this error rather than trying to deal with unknown
                 *   words 
                 */
                ctx->voccxunknown = 0;

                /* return failure */
                VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 1);
            }

            /* restore the unknown word count */
            ctx->voccxunknown = old_unknown;

            /* start at the first word */
            exenewpos = 0;

            /* 
             *   if we're asking for an indirect object, and the first
             *   word is a preposition, and matches the preposition that
             *   we supplied to precede the indirect object, skip the
             *   preposition 
             */
            if (askflags == ERR_RUNASKI
                && prep != MCMONINV
                && (exenewtype[0] & VOCT_PREP) != 0)
            {
                vocwdef *vp;
                
                /* get the preposition */
                vp = vocffw(ctx, exenewlist[0], (int)strlen(exenewlist[0]),
                            (char *)0, 0, PRP_PREP, (vocseadef *)0);
                if (vp != 0 && vp->vocwobj == prep)
                    ++exenewpos;
            }

            /* check for a noun */
            newnoun = (askflags == ERR_RUNASKD ? dolist : iolist);
            cnt = vocchknoun(ctx, exenewlist, exenewtype, exenewpos, &next,
                             newnoun, FALSE);
            
            if (cnt < 0) { VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 1); } /* invalid syntax */
            if (cnt == 0
                || (exenewlist[next] && !vocspec(exenewlist[next], VOCW_THEN)
                    && *exenewlist[next] != '\0'))
            {
                strcpy(cmdbuf, exenewcmd);
                ctx->voccxredo = TRUE;
                VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 1);
            }

            /* re-check the 'multi' flags */
            multi_flags = check_for_multi(newnoun);
            
            /* give it another go by going back to the top of the loop */
        }
        else
        {
            /* normal exit flags - return success */
            VOC_RETVAL(ctx, save_sp, 0);
        }
    }
}

